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CASE BASED REVIEW OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bordetella pertussis

Dr Tadayo Hashimoto M.D.
Professor
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Is whooping cough communicable?

  • Yes, whooping cough is most communicable during catarrhal phase of the disease when the patient shows a profuse and mucoid rhinorrhea, malaise, fever and sneezing.

  • The disease becomes less communicable when it progresses to paroxysmal and convalescent phases.

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