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Pertussis (whooping cough) is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. It is clinically characterized by paroxysmal spasmodic cough, a crow-like inspiration sound, and increased peripheral lymphocytes. It has a long course of disease, which may last for as long as 2–3 months without treatment. Its occurrence is more commonly found in children, and there has been a recent increase of its incidence rate in adults.
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Guo, Y., Liu, L., Liu, B. (2015). Pertussis. In: Li, H. (eds) Radiology of Infectious Diseases: Volume 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9876-1_18
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