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Bordetella Pertussis Overview by tummalapalli venkateswara rao is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides information about Bordetella pertussis and whooping cough. It discusses how Jules Bordet and Gengou discovered the bacteria in 1900 and identified it as B. pertussis. Whooping cough is very contagious and causes severe coughing fits. The name comes from the whooping sound made when inhaling after coughing. B. pertussis is gram-negative and produces several toxins that are virulence factors like pertussis toxin and filamentous hemagglutinin. Whooping cough has 3 stages and can cause se
- Author
- tummalapalli venkateswara rao
- Language
- EN