Whooping cough

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Whooping cough
TermWhooping cough
Short definitionwhooping 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. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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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

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