kinkhoest

Also known as whooping cough, obsolete Bordetella pertussis whooping cough, bordetella infection, WC, WC - Whooping cough, Whooping cough, Pertussis, Bordetella pertussis whooping cough

infectieziekte van de luchtwegen

AI overview

Pertussis is a contagious disease caused by bacteria that affects the respiratory system and can be serious, especially in infants and young children. It matters because it's preventable through vaccination, but outbreaks still occur in communities with low vaccination rates.

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Research

36,625 papers

Pertussis (Whooping Cough).The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021Decker MD, Edwards KMDOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa469
Pertussis: History of the Disease and Current Prevention Failure.ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2016Kuchar E, Karlikowska-Skwarnik M, Han S et al.DOI: 10.1007/5584_2016_21
Pertussis.ReviewThe Medical clinics of North America · 2013Spector TB, Maziarz EKDOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.02.004
Bordetella pertussis (Pertussis).ReviewPediatrics in review · 2018Daniels HL, Sabella CDOI: 10.1542/pir.2017-0229

Article · Nederlands

Kinkhoest of pertussis is een infectieziekte van de luchtwegen die wordt veroorzaakt door een bacterie, Bordetella pertussis (bacil van Bordet-), die vooral wordt overgebracht door de druppeltjes die bij hoesten ontstaan. Kinkhoest is zeer besmettelijk: basaal reproductiegetal van 12 à 17.

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