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- Dictionarywhooping cough/ˈhuːpɪŋ kɒf/
noun
- 1. a contagious bacterial disease chiefly affecting children, characterized by convulsive coughs followed by a whoop.
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Whooping cough, also known as pertussis or the 100-day cough, is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable bacterial disease. Initial symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose, fever, and mild cough, but these are followed by two or three months of severe coughing fits. Following a fit of coughing, a high-pitched whoop sound or gasp may occur as the person breathes ... Wikipedia