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Pertussis — commonly called whooping cough (/ˈwuːpɪŋ/ /ˈhuːpɪŋ/ or /ˈhwuːpɪŋ kɒf/) — is a highly contagious bacterial disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. In some countries this disease is called the 100 days’ cough or cough of 100 days.Symptoms are initially mild and then develop into severe coughing fits which produce the namesake high-pitched whoop sound in infected babies and children when they inhale air after coughing.
