Bordetella

Bordetella pertussis is a very contagious disease in the upper respiratory system. It is known to cause whopping cough, or pertussis, an acute respiratory infection marked by spasmodic cough episodes. It is caused by the bacterium, Bordetella pertussis, and attaches to the lining of the airways, humans are its only host. It is characterized by fits of coughing that are so severe that you can’t stop or catch your breath. Although people of all ages can become infected with this disease, it is mild for adults. Young infants are at the highest risk for this disease, the greatest majority of fatal cases in the United States each year is infants under six months of age who have not been vaccinated. This bacteria is slow-growing, and one media used to cultivate it is charcoal agar with supplements. The plates containing Bordetella pertussis incubates for up to five days and is a gram-negative bacteria, colonies are small, shiny, and round. It is transmitted by the inhalation of bacteria when a person that is infected with the disease coughs or sneezes, and droplets are spread into the air and breathed into the lungs of anyone who is near.…

the dog is seriously going through such problems? What is Kennel Cough? In dogs, a kennel cough is a condition when develops causes them to have a consistent and forceful cough. Most of the times it may sound as if your dog is choking, indeed a hacking sound will be much more persistent. The sound of the cough can also be in its own distinct way or may sound more like the honking goose, but rather than an actual cough. Hence, whatever it sounds like, anyhow, there’s no doubt that will be…

The Genus Bordetella Bordetella are catalase positive, asaccharolytic, aerobic, gram positive rods, whose optimal growth is at 35° to 37°C. Disease 1. Species of Bordetella is known to cause respiratory diseases like whooping cough, pneumonia, and sinusitis. 2. There are eight species of Bordetella that cause different diseases including Bordetella parapertussis, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Bordetella avium, Bordetella hinzii, Bordetella holmessi, Bordetella trematum, Bordetella pertussis,…

100 Days of Horror with Bordetella Pertussis by Isabella Theamaree Fortun Bordetella pertussis is a fimbriated Gram-negative, pleomorphic, aerobic coccobacillus. It also has a surface associated microcapsule however the role of this is unknown. Bordetella species, in general, grow best at 35° to 37° C. 1 Their growth is fastidious, and this degree of fastidiousness is inversely proportional to its rate of growth.1 Among all Bordetella species, Bordetella pertussis is the most…

Bordetella Pertussis Just like the flu, pertussis is one of the many communicable disease that has recently broke out, causing numerous amounts of deaths and infections of the American people. “ Annually, more than 50 million cases of pertussis, including 600,000 deaths are reported worldwide”(Center for Biotechnology, Anna University). Pertussis is very contagious, the bacterial disease is also known as “whooping cough”. Whooping Cough is a upper respiratory infection…

Bordetella pertussis, also known as whooping cough is a bacterial infection of the upper respiratory system. Symptoms range from that of a common cold too short periods of apnea and in extreme cases death. Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that can affect anyone but is more common in children and in infants. Although this disease is preventable and treatable it is currently and continually on the rise. The whooping cough is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. B.…

Infectious Disease: Pertussis Bria Walker University of Missouri-Kansas City Pertussis is an upper respiratory tract infectious disease, which is severely contagious. Also known as the whooping cough. Bordetella Pertussis is the known bacteria that causes the infection. This bacteria irritates the airway causing it to swell. The swelling of the airway presents in an uncontrollable cough and difficult breathing. Each deep breath that is taken, it is said that you can hear a whooping sound;…

populated southeastern region. Evidently, pertussis spoke to around 170 cases each year in the state and caused nearly nothing, separated groups in different regions. Before 2004, M and W zones (coterminously arranged inside the southeastern area) touched base at the midpoint of 34 and 15 pertussis cases for consistently, independently. In spite of the way that M and W areas were not affected, the state experienced a regional erupt of pertussis cases in the northeastern part in 2003; more than…

Bordetella pertussis, also known as B. pertussis, is the bacteria most commonly known for its association involving the disorder Pertussis, or “whooping cough” [1]. The bacterium is a gram negative, cocobacillus capsulate that will typically colonize within the cilia of a human’s respiratory epithelium [2]. Once in the respiratory epithelium, the bacterium is able to inhibit the host’s immune system by colonizing rapidly, as well as releasing pertussis toxin, or PTx [1]. Through these…

Name of Disease Pertussis, also commonly called Whooping Cough Description of Disease (taxonomic classification, and picture of pathogen Pertussis aka Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis from the Betaproteobacteria class and Alcaligenaceae family Scientists have found eight species in the Bordetella genus, and of those eight, three of them are known to be pathogenic to humans. The most common are B. pertussis and B.…