◼ Sinônimos Inglês pertussis;
Meaning
Also known as whooping cough, a highly contagious acute bacterial disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, which affects the respiratory tract, sometimes causing the infected person to gasp for air between coughing spells with a characteristic "whooping" sound.
Exemplos de tradução
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...resents in three successive and distinct phases: catarrhal, paroxysmal and convalescence. Azithromycin is the antibiotic of choice for treatment. Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of whooping cough in the Sanitary District IV of Recife, Pernambuco, between 20,8 and 20,7. Methods: a quantitative descriptive study was carried out on the occurrence of pertussis in the territory comprising the Dist...
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