pertussis

IPA: pɝtˈʌsɪs

Examples of "pertussis" in Sentences

They are not sensitive to pertussis toxin.
Combination vaccines with whole cell pertussis.
Adults and adolescents are the primary reservoir for pertussis.
If she definitely had pertussis in infancy it is unlikely to recur.
The common vaccine is for B pertussis of which there are many strains.
In many cases, a dramatic increase in the incidence of pertussis followed.
DPT vaccine diphtheria pertussis tetanus is administered in most of the world.
Sato's acellular pertussis vaccine was used in Japan since the autumn of 1981.
There is newly emerging evidence that some strains of the bacteria that cause pertussis have become resistant to the acellular version of the vaccine which is leading to a rise in the incidence of whooping cough in the wealthy countries that use it.