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The next outbreak of the ‘100 day cough’

  • Post author:Dr-J
  • Post published:24/03/2023
  • Post category:whooping cough
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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

  • Post author:Dr-J
  • Post published:31/05/2022
  • Post category:whooping cough
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Its nature in a nutshell Pertussis bacteria can be found in the respiratory tract when many kinds of chest conditions are being investigated, but they do not seem to be…

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Paroxysmal Cough

  • Post author:Dr-J
  • Post published:25/10/2020
  • Post category:whooping cough
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You have a violent, explosive, uncontrollable (paroxysmal) cough that makes you feel you are going to die; right?  You go red in the face and and eventually vomit; right?. People…

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‘Outbreak in the Village’: the book

  • Post author:Dr-J
  • Post published:24/09/2020
  • Post category:whooping cough
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'Outbreak in the Village. A Family Doctor's Lifetime Study of Whooping cough.' There is absolutely no doubt that the world's problems with Covid-19 have stimulated enormous interest in epidemiology and…

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A Most Frustrating Infection

  • Post author:Dr-J
  • Post published:30/11/2019
  • Post category:whooping cough
  • Post comments:3 Comments

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…

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So You Think You Have Whooping Cough?

  • Post author:Dr-J
  • Post published:01/11/2019
  • Post category:whooping cough
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Well there is a very good chance you are correct. To have got as far as suspecting it you will either have had to do a bit of research, which…

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How long is whooping cough infectious for?

  • Post author:Dr-J
  • Post published:02/10/2019
  • Post category:whooping cough
  • Post comments:3 Comments

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…

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Suspecting whooping cough

  • Post author:Dr-J
  • Post published:20/09/2019
  • Post category:whooping cough
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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…

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