What is Whooping Cough? A Basic Definition

Whooping \Whoop"ing\,
   a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.
   [1913
         Webster]

   Whooping cough (Med.), a violent,
         convulsive cough,
      returning at longer or shorter
         intervals, and consisting
      of several expirations,
         followed by a sonorous
      inspiration, or whoop; chin
         cough; hooping cough.
      --Dunglison.

   {Whooping
         crane} (Zool.), a North American crane ({Crus
     
         Americana}) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it
   
           utters.

   Whooping swan (Zool.), the whooper swan.
         See the Note under
      Swan.
      [1913 Webster]

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Thu May 15

• Sanofi Pasteur is Again Launching the New Immunization: Canada's largest vaccination company Sanofi Pasteur is about to launch the new whooping cough immunization vaccine, which will guide the workplace and home protection. Adacel, the new name for...

Thu Apr 24

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Tue Mar 11

• Whooping cough cases soar - Telegraph

Mon Feb 25

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Sat Feb 2

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Mon Nov 5

• Pertussis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "(...) Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, a highly contagious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis; it derived its name from...

Fri Nov 2

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Tue Nov 14

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• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule --- United States, October 2006--Septembe r 2007
• Whooping cough outbreak strikes 16 at Children's - The Boston Globe

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