pertussis
human disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis
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Summary
pertussis is a class of disease[1]. pertussis draws 7,665 Wikipedia views per month (class of disease category, ranking #256 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: commensal bacterial infectious disease[3], Bordetella infections[4]
- Commons category: Pertussis[5]
- ICPC 2 ID: R71[6]
- Symptoms and signs: runny nose[7], fever[8], cough[9], apnea[10], fatigue[11], vomiting[12]
- Has cause: Bordetella pertussis[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Whooping cough[14]
- Possible treatment: antibiotic[15]
- Disease transmission process: airborne transmission[16], droplet infection[17]
- Number of deaths: 58,700[18]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[24], The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[25]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[26]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: erythromycin[27], demeclocycline[28], guaifenesin[29], azithromycin[30], clarithromycin[31]
- Disease burden: 6,142,377[32]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_1116[33], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:1116[34], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0050399[35], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0050399[36]
- Maximal incubation period in humans: 21[37]
- Minimal incubation period in humans: 7[38]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[39], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[40]
Why It Matters
pertussis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] pertussis is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]