Six weeks ago, a 45-year-old woman noticed a scratchy feeling in her throat that has now
progressed to more than 20 episodes of severe, spasmodic coughing per day. Her coughing …

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an acute respiratory tract infection that has
increased in incidence in recent years. The initial catarrhal stage presents with nonspecific …

There is increasing evidence that pertussis occurs frequently in adults, but there is limited
information on the clinical course of this disease beyond childhood. A household contact …

Pertussis in adolescents and adults is common, endemic, and epidemic worldwide, and its
incidence is reportedly increasing. Although a number of individuals suffer only a mild …

Although pertussis is increasingly recognized as a cause of prolonged cough illness in
adolescents and adults, its prevalence is not well established. We evaluated pertussis …

Context Pertussis is often overlooked as a cause of chronic cough, especially in adolescents
and adults. Several symptoms are classically thought to be suggestive of pertussis, but the …

States and other countries in which infants and children are universally immunized. 1–3
Presently, this “resurgence” of pertussis is presented with alarm in frequent newspaper …

Bordetella pertussis is a highly contagious bacterium known to cause pertussis (whooping
cough) and is transmitted via airborne droplets. Although childhood vaccination has …

Pertussis is a truly unique contagious respiratory disease [1–4]. It is mainly caused by
Bordetella pertussis, but similar cough illnesses can be caused by B. parapertussis in young …

Pertussis was first recognized as an epidemic disease in the 16th century. The classic
illness is a three-stage illness (catarrhal, spasmodic, and convalescent), with a distinctive …