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| What are two common names of the disease? |
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| What was the organism's species name? |
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| What are the characteristics of the MO? |
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GM- Coccobacillus Aerobic Nonmotile
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| What is the mode of tranmission? |
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Direct contact or Respiratory droplet
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| What two virulance factor does the MO posses? |
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Filamentous hemagglutinin - attaches to tracheal cells causing binding and colonization Petussis toxin - helps in adhesion and interferes with the metabolism of epithelial cells causing excessive mucous.
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| What are the early symptoms of the disease? |
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| Runny nose, sore throat, watery eyes and fatigue |
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| What is the classic sign of the disease and when to it exhibit? |
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| Paroxysmal cough at the paroxysmal stage (late) |
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| When is the patient most contagious? |
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| Early stage, catarrhal, when MO is most abundant - 1 to 2 weeks. |
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| What is the name of the vaccine used to treat pertussis? |
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| DPat (Diphtheria Tetanus acellular Pertussis) |
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| Why doesn't it protect into adulthood? |
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| Last booster is given at age 7 and is only protective for a decade or two. |
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| Why after 6 weeks is a throat culture an ineffective means of diagnosis? |
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