pertussis

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The Eastern Idaho Public Health District said the baby boy died of pertussis, the formal name for the infliction.

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  • Most victims of the outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been high school students. —  IdahoStatesman.com News Updates
  • Also called pertussis, the illness is relatively uncommon. —  Today in Oregon: The Oregonian
  • Officials say students vaccinated against pertussis -- the clinical name for whooping cough -- should be OK. —  ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News
  • The Eastern Idaho Public Health District said the baby boy died of pertussis, the formal name for the infliction. —  KTVB.com Local News
  • Any delay of vaccines increases the likelihood that children will develop controllable diseases such as pneumococcus, pertussis, and chickenpox, Offit says, and the evidence that vaccines work is overwhelming. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
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  1. New Latin : Latin per-, thorough; see per- + Latin tussis, cough.

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  1. New Latin, from Latin per- intensive + tussis, a cough.
 

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/pərˈtəsɪs/
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