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❑ What is whooping cough ?
see the video clip of You Tube
If the infant who received 1or 2 doses of DTaP vaccine,
the symptoms such as paroxysmal coughing and
inspiratory whoop are not typical.
❑ Age at risk : Infant(one-year old or below)
❑ Etiology: Gram-negative Bacillus, Bordetella pertussis
❑ Transmission route: human to human, air droplets
❑ incubation periods: 6~20 days
Any questions: write to Keiji Hagiwara MD
keijihagiwara@gmail.com