Whooping cough
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| Whooping cough | |
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| Term | Whooping cough |
| Short definition | whooping cough - (pronounced) (HWOOP-ing kof) serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily. Whooping cough starts out like a cold but progresses to severe coughing and gasping for air. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
whooping cough - (pronounced) (HWOOP-ing kof) serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily. Whooping cough starts out like a cold but progresses to severe coughing and gasping for air. Long bouts of coughing can cause vomiting and ruptured blood vessels in the eyes and skin. Also called whooping cough
External links
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- Wikipedia's article - Whooping cough
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