Bordetella pertussis

Introduction Bordetella pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough is typically a six week disease divided into three stages. From the 1500s to the 1900s whooping cough was an unidentified disease. Long after its first outbreak in the 1500, it was finally discovered in the 1906 by scientists Jules Bordet and Octave Gengou. Most outbreaks occurred in children and it was not until 1920 that a vaccine was developed by Dr. Louis S. Sauer in Evanstion Hospital in Illinois. Several years later, in

Introduction Bordetella pertussis (known as whooping cough) was discovered by Bordet and Gengou as an acute respiratory tract infection. (1-2) The highly contagious B. pertussis is a strictly aerobic gram-negative coccobacillus that grows best between 35-37 ºC, and is transmitted through inhalation of aerosol droplets. It is one of ten known Bordetella species, and accounts for 50 million cases annually, in which 300,000 of them result in death. (1-3) Pathogenesis There are four stages in B.

discovered Bordetella pertussis in 1906 when the first isolation was made in a pure culture. The bacterium is described to be small, coccobacillus, rod-shaped and gram-negative that triggers the body’s immune system. The bacterium is classified in the domain of prokaryotes and has currently eight different species in the Bordetella genus. Three similar species in this genus are pathogenic to humans and cause the “whooping cough” disease. There are about 343 various strains of Bordetella pertussis bacteria

In the family of Betaproteobacteria is the bacteria Bordetella pertussis; it is a gram -, rod-shaped, non-motile bacterium. The bacterium is encapsulated and does not produce spores. Since Bordetella pertussis is non-motile they only can travel through water droplets usually if they are within five feet of the infected person. Bordetella pertussis cannot live outside of a human host for very long. The incubation period for Bordetella pertussis bacteria is typically four to twenty one days but can

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PERTUSSIS 2 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PERTUSSIS 3 Epidemiology of pertussis Ann Dominican College Running head: EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PERTUSSIS 1 Epidemiology of pertussis Pertussis or whooping cough, is an acute infectious disease caused by an aerobic gram negative rod, called Bordetella Pertussis. This is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection characterized by paroxysmal cough. The outbreak of this disease was first noticed in the 16th century and it took another 300

Bordetella pertussis, causes fairly mild symptoms and a prolonged cough in adolescents and adults that have been vaccinated, however in very young, unvaccinated children the infection typically develops into an acute disease called whooping cough, which can become life-threatening (1). Often times it is the older, vaccinated family members that unknowingly bring the bacteria home. Bordetella pertussis diverged from Bordetella bronchiseptica fairly recently, however they are so closely related that

The Communicable Disease: Pertussis Pertussis is a highly infectious disease. It is also known as whooping cough. For more than a decade, pertussis has become a significant public health problem. CDC reports that since the 1980s, there has been an increase in the number of reported cases of pertussis in the United States (2011a). Worldwide, there are 30-50 million cases of pertussis and about 300,000 deaths per year (CDC, 2011a). Public Health Nurses play an important role in limiting the transmission

WHOOPING COUGH Pertussis/Whooping Cough Mary Beth Gibson Ashford University August 27, 2012 Instructor Kristin Akerele What is pertussis? What describe the epidemiology of pertussis? Who provides services to patients with pertussis? The Government mandates we have policies and procedures in place? Identify barriers that might make it difficult for treatment or patients to access services needed? Communication sometimes causes challenges for the public. In order to maintain our safety we

Career College of Northern Nevada Whooping Cough Every year thousands of adults, children, and infants contract a dangerous and highly contagious bacterial disease. This disease is called pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, and it affects the upper respiratory tract. Pertussis gets the name whooping cough because of the "whoop" sound made by those infected with the bacteria. Whooping cough is a disease that is specific only to humans and has a greater affect on children or

discusses the condition pertussis with regard to its prevalence in Australia and the United States. It also explores prevention methods currently recommended by leading organisations. Despite a reduction of mortality linked to pertussis, it remains a health concern worldwide (WHO, 2010). 2.0 Definition of pertussis Pertussis, also referred to as whooping cough, is a bacterial infection affecting the upper respiratory tract (Pluta, Lynm, & Glass, 2010). Caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacterium, this