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Bordetella Pertussis and Whooping Cough: Lecture topics by Kenneth Todar of the University of Wisconsin Department of Bacteriology. With introduction, pathogenesis, colonization, the toxins, regulation of virulence factors, and vaccine.

ASTDHPPHE: Questions and answers on pertussis by the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education.

Calgary Regional Health Authority.: Complications, symptoms, when to call the doctor, prevention and vaccines for whooping cough.

Dr. Reddy's Pediatric Office on the Web: A bacterial infection that causes severe cough -- sometimes so bad you can't get enough oxygen.

eMedicine Health - Whooping Cough: Whooping cough is an infectious bacterial illness that affects the respiratory passages. First described in the 1640s, whooping cough is so named because spasms of coughing are punctuated by a ...

First Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Approved For Infants: Article about the Food and Drug Administration's announcement on licensing the first acellular pertussis vaccine for use in infants and children two months of age and older for the primary series of immunizations. [Kidsource.com]

Guidelines for the Control of Pertussis in Australia: Synopsis of the communicable diseases intelligence technical report series number 1 endorsed by the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia and New Zealand.

Medinfo: Medinfo's patient information on whooping cough, an infection of the lungs with a bacterium known as Bordetella pertussis. It can effect anybody, but causes most trouble in the very young.

MedlinePlus: Whooping Cough: Whooping Cough

Pertussis: Definition, causes, incidence, risk factors, and immunization information for whooping cough.

Pertussis (Whooping Cough): Pertussis is characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a whooping sound when the person breathes in.

Pertussis Fact Sheet: Symptoms, potential complications, how it is spread, who gets it, treatment, and prevention. By the Seattle and King County.

Sanger Centre : Bordetella Pertussis: Project performed in collaboration with Duncan Maskell and Andrew Preston of the Centre for Veterinary Science, Dept. of Clinical Veterinary medicine, The University of Cambridge. Currently involved in sequencing the 3.88 Mb genome of Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough.

WebMD, Inc.: General information about whooping cough and vaccination.

WHALE: Articles on whooping cough or varicella: therapies and vaccination.

Whooping Cough Diagnosis and Information: whooping cough diagnosis and information for patients and healthcare workers