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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Pertussis [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This PDF document from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contains detailed information about pertussis from several different angles. Information is provided on the clinical features, the complications, the incidence and the...
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Textbook of Bacteriology

Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology: Bordetella Pertussis and Whooping Cough

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis. It discusses how the bacterium effects the human body at it goes through various stages: colonization and the toxemic stage. Look at charts and...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on children and whooping cough is organized into the following sections: "Pertussis (Whooping Cough)," "Prevention, When to Call Your Child's Doctor, and Professional Treatment," and "Home Treatment." Learn what makes the...
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Other

Netdoctor: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for whooping cough. Throughout this article, there are links to related information bacteria, complications and other diseases related to whooping cough. A section on the...