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Whooping Cough - NHS Choices
Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs and airways.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/whooping-cough/pages/introduction.aspx
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Whooping Cough (Pertussis) - Healthline
Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a serious respiratory infection caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection causes violent, uncontrollable coughing that can make it difficult to breathe.
http://www.healthline.com/health/pertussis
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Whooping Cough - MedlinePlus
Whooping cough is an infectious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable coughing. The name comes from the noise you make when you take a breath after you cough. You may have choking spells or may cough so hard that you vomit.
https://medlineplus.gov/whoopingcough.html
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Whooping Cough: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD
Whooping cough (also known as pertussis) is a bacterial infection that gets into your nose and throat. It spreads very easily, but vaccines like DTaP and Tdap can help prevent it in children and adults.
http://www.webmd.com/children/guide/whooping-cough-symptoms-treatment#1
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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - CDC
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.
https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/
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Whooping Cough - Mayo Clinic
Whooping cough: Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this vaccine-preventable lung infection.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/whooping-cough/basics/definition/con-20023295
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Whooping Cough (Pertussis) - KidsHealth
Pertussis is characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a whooping sound when the person breathes in. It can be prevented with the pertussis vaccine, part of the DTaP immunization.
http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/whooping-cough.html
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Pertussis, Whooping Cough - CDC
Pertussis is known for uncontrollable, violent coughing which often makes it hard to breathe. After fits of many coughs, someone with pertussis often needs to take deep breaths which result in a "whooping" sound. Pertussis can affect people of all ages, but can be very serious, even deadly, for babies less than a year old.
http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/
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Whooping Cough: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention - WebMD
Whopping cough (also known as pertussis) is a bacterial infection that gets into your nose and throat.
http://www.webmd.com/children/guide/whooping-cough-symptoms-treatment
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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - Adult Vaccination
Adults are the most common source of pertussis infection in infants. Infants are at the greatest risk of serious complications, including death, from pertussis. Approximately half of infants less than 1 year of age who get pertussis are hospitalized.
http://www.adultvaccination.org/vpd/pertussis
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Pertussis - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about pertussis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertussis
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Whooping Cough - MedlinePlus
Whooping cough is an infectious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable coughing. The name comes from the noise you make when you take a breath after you cough. You may have choking spells or may cough so hard that you vomit.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/whoopingcough.html
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Pertussis, Whooping Cough - Sounds of Pertussis
Learn more about pertussis (whooping cough), including information on symptoms, vaccination options and questions to ask your doctor.
https://www.soundsofpertussis.com
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Whooping Cough Treatment, Sound and Pertussis Vaccine
Read about the whooping cough vaccine (DTaP, Tdap), treatment, symptoms, stages, causes (Bordetella pertussis), and prevention. Whooping cough gets its name from the high-pitched whoop sound that follows a series of rapid coughs.
http://www.medicinenet.com/pertussis/article.htm
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Whooping Cough; Symptoms and Treatment of Whooping Cough - Patientinfo
Whooping cough can affect anyone of any age. The main symptom is bouts of intense coughing. In between bouts of coughing you can be perfectly well.
http://patient.info/health/whooping-cough-leaflet
