the texture,color,shape,etc.
2006-10-26 06:15:19 · 10 answers · asked by alphagirl4000 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is an upper respiratory infection caused by the Bordetella pertussis or B. parapertussis bacteria. It is a serious disease that can cause permanent disability in infants, and even death.
When an infected person sneezes or coughs, tiny droplets containing the bacteria move through the air, and the disease is easily spread from person to person. Initial symptoms, similar to the common cold, usually develop about a week after exposure to the bacteria. Severe episodes of coughing start about 10 to 12 days later. In children, the coughing often ends with a "whoop" noise. The sound is produced when the patient tries to take a breathe. The whoop is rare in patients under 6 months of age and in adults. Coughing spells may lead to vomiting. Pertussis should always be considered when vomiting occurs with coughing. In infants, choking spells are common.
The infection usually lasts 6 weeks.
Whooping cough can affect people of any age. Before vaccines were widely available, the disease was most common in infants and young children. Now that most children are immunized before entering school, the higher percentage of cases is seen among adolescents and adults.
2006-10-26 06:19:18 · answer #1 · answered by obsolete_allurement 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's whooping cough. It's pretty easy to spot, usually only happens in young children and infants, but adults can get it too. It is diagnosed by a cough that sounds like a dog or seal bark, excessive mucus build up that doesn't clear with decongestants, high fever (sometimes not), usually in children their voices will be horse, or they will act very lethargic and just plain sick. The treatment is basically just treating the symptoms. It's a virus, so antibiotics don't help. The best thing to do is to give decongestant and cough medicine to help clear the airways. A cool mist humidifier in the room with the child at night will help also. If they are really congested and really coughing, take them into the bathroom, shut the door and turn the shower on hot. Allow the steam to build and sit with them in the bathroom for 15 minutes. The steam helps open the airways and can help get rid of congestion. Use tylenol for fever and if it doesn't clear on it's own within a week, call the doctor.
2006-10-26 10:51:25 · answer #2 · answered by odd duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pertussis is a bacterium that causes whooping cough. It's oval to elongated, dont' know about the texture, and the color depends on what dye they use to see it under the microscope.
2006-10-26 06:17:04 · answer #3 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pertussis is an acute, infectious disease characterized by a catarrhal stage, followed by a particular paroxysmal cough, ending in a wooping inspiration. Incubation seven to ten days.
2006-10-26 14:07:59 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From you question, I didnt think you really mean to ask about whooping cough so I had to search for anything that you might have misheard that had texture, color and shape.
So this may be one.
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*Vocabulary:
- cartouche (An oval or oblong nameplate created in Ancient Egypt, inscribed with hieroglyphics, in the name of a ruler or god.)
- earth clay (A natural material consisting of a particular kind of soil, made of extremely fine particles of rock broken down into flat "platelets" of clay. Clay has the quality of "plasticity" because the platelets slide against one another when combined with water and they hold together.)
- green ware (Earth clay which has been allowed to dry and harden; in this state, the clay will break easily.)
- bisque (Earth clay after it has been fired in a kiln at a low temperature; the clay is now harder and ready for glazing.)
- glazed ware (Earth clay when it has been fired in a kiln a second time, after being coated with ceramic glaze to create a semi-transparent finish.)
- kiln (A clay-lined furnace for firing earth clay products.)
- wedging (A process of forcing air bubbles from the clay to gain a uniform consistency. Trapped bubbles will cause the ware to break during firing.)
2006-10-26 06:43:43 · answer #5 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pertussis is whooping cough!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertussis
2006-10-26 06:17:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract characterized by short, convulsive coughs that end in a whoop sound when breath is inhaled (commonly called whooping cough); mainly affects children
www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_p.asp
2006-10-26 06:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by Sharon U 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that is the fancy name for whooping cough.
2006-10-26 06:16:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's the bacterium that causes whooping cough
2006-10-26 06:34:29 · answer #9 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's that white stuff that sometimes is found between your toes, I think it's called toe jam.
2006-10-26 06:17:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋