Whooping cough (pertussis) is a very contagious respiratory ... of mucus from the back of the nose or throat to examine under a microscope. Results can take up to seven days.

Mohan said whooping cough is a contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis ... Besides babies under 1 year and young children, Mohan said immunocompromised individuals, such ...

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.

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 ...