‘Outbreak in the Village’: the book
'Outbreak in the Village. A Family Doctor's Lifetime Study of Whooping cough.' I am pleased to say that the reviews have been excellent. Thank you reviewers.I have written a book…
A Most Frustrating Infection
Trying to get whooping cough diagnosed can be a nightmare I am a retired GP with an interest in whooping cough and I have a website that has been helping…
How long is whooping cough infectious for?
3D representation of pertussis toxin, made up of 6 complex protein subunits. It is one of several toxins produced by Bordetella pertussis. It is most lethal in babies. An inactivated…
Suspecting whooping cough
How do you know when to suspect whooping cough? Parents of teenagers might find this interesting.When to suspect whooping cough.The kids will make light of it because they don't feel…
So You Think You Have Whooping Cough?
Well there is a very good chance you are correct with a whooping cough diagnosis. To have got as far as suspecting it you will either have had to do…
Baboons may explain whooping cough resurgence
Acellular vaccine stops the right antibodies being made when pertussis eventually strikes.It looks as if whooping cough, an infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, is going to break records…
Whooping cough dilemmas for healthcare workers
Dilemmas for doctors and others trying to manage whooping cough when our understanding of Bordetella infections has changed so much and children need no longer die of it. Help is…
What is parapertussis?
April 2024. New information regarding B. parapertussisIn mid 2023 scientific reports from Germany indicated that in the new outbreak of whooping cough that was starting, they were finding more parapertussis…
The next outbreak of the ‘100-day cough’
The 100 day cough is whooping cough, or pertussis to give it its proper name. Case numbers peak every 4 years generally. There was quite a big surge that peaked…
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True nature of whoopingcough-pertussis infection
The Nature of Whooping cough in a Nutshell I want to describe whoopingcough-pertussis in all its aspects because most people, including doctors, do not realise it can cause infection and…