Mohan said whooping cough is a contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, a bacteria that only affects humans. Cold-like symptoms are usually the first signs of whooping cough.

Whooping cough (pertussis) is a very contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. When this bacteria infects the linings of the lungs, it causes significant ...

2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria based on electron microscope ... They found that, under high confinement, these ...

FILE - This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on electron microscope imagery, depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough.

These funds will enable the company to conduct a Phase 2b Human Challenge study to determine if vaccination with BPZE1 prevents colonization from wild-type Bordetella pertussis infection.

WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ILiAD Biotechnologies, LLC, a late-stage biotech development company dedicated to the prevention of disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, today announced the ...