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Whooping cough

A type of cough characterized by a burst of numerous and rapid coughs followed by a long inhaling effort that is accompanied by a high-pitched whooping sound produced by the inhalation of air. [from HPO]

MedGen UID:
508297
Concept ID:
C0043168
Disease or Syndrome
2.

Cough

A sudden, audible expulsion of air from the lungs through a partially closed glottis, preceded by inhalation. [from HPO]

MedGen UID:
41325
Concept ID:
C0010200
Sign or Symptom
3.

Pertussis

A rare bacterial infectious disease characterized by severe coughing paroxysms with inspiratory whooping and posttussive vomiting, caused by infection with <i>Bordetella pertussis</i>. After a variable incubation time, the clinical course progresses through a catarrhal stage with sore throat, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and mild progressive dry cough, a paroxysmal stage with the typical paroxysmal coughing, and finally convalescence. Disease duration is usually 2-3 months, often with milder presentation in adolescents and adults than in infants and children. [from ORDO]

MedGen UID:
12159
Concept ID:
C0043167
Disease or Syndrome
4.

Bordetellosis

Any disease caused by infection with organisms of the genus Bordetella. [from MONDO]

MedGen UID:
637
Concept ID:
C0006015
Disease or Syndrome
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