Pertussis – Russia
- March 31, 2022
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At 31th, March, 2022, two-month old infant has died in a hospital in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia due to whooping cough.
The document merely presents a case report and does not discuss further into the subject.
Photo: Bordetella pertussis micrograph
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis or the 100-day cough, is a highly contagious bacterial disease.
Initial symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose, fever, and mild cough, but these are followed by weeks of severe coughing fits. The coughing may last for 10 or more weeks, hence the phrase "100-day cough". A person may cough so hard that they vomit, break ribs, or become very tired from the effort. Children less than one year old may have little or no cough and instead have periods where they do not breathe.
A vaccine exists but the disease may occur in those who have been vaccinated. Typically symptoms will be milder.
Outbreaks of the disease were first described in the 16th century. The bacterium that causes the infection was discovered in 1906. The pertussis vaccine became available in the 1940s
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