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Pertussis

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Bacterial respiratory infection with severe coughing (whooping cough).

A bacterial respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis, known as whooping cough, with severe coughing fits. The CDC states that pertussis spreads via droplets, is preventable with the DTaP vaccine, and treated with antibiotics like azithromycin.