pertussis
Let an agent explain pertussis and its course in neutral terms, relay vaccination, diagnosis and treatment from public health guidance, describe outbreaks and epidemiology, and route suspected cases, especially in infants, to clinicians.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain pertussis and its course in neutral terms, relay vaccination, diagnosis and treatment from public health guidance, describe outbreaks and epidemiology, and route suspected cases, especially in infants, to clinicians.
A highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, and in milder form by Bordetella parapertussis, known as whooping cough for the characteristic gasping inhalation after fits of coughing, most dangerous in infants under one year, in whom it can cause apnoea, pneumonia and death; pertussis is prevented by vaccination in infancy, boosters and maternal vaccination in pregnancy, and treated with antibiotics that reduce transmission.
What it is for: Not applicable; a disease.
It can be explain the disease; relay vaccination and treatment; describe epidemiology; route suspected cases.
Distinguishing features
Paroxysmal cough
Whoop in children
Infant danger
Vaccine-preventable
What it looks like
Not a visible object; coughing fits with a whooping inhalation.
Physical character
incubation: about 7-10 days
cough duration: weeks to months note - the hundred-day cough
global cases: tens of millions per year - WHO estimates
How it is recognised
Bacterial respiratory infection with coughing fits
Bordetella pertussis whooping cough, parapertussis, pertussis pneumonia
Croup and bronchiolitis are viral; the common cold lacks paroxysmal coughing
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is caused by - a bacterium
is prevented by - in DTaP and Tdap
In practice
Families and kinds
classic pertussis from Bordetella pertussis
parapertussis from Bordetella parapertussis
pertussis in infants with apnoea
pertussis in adolescents and adults with prolonged cough
complications such as Bordetella pertussis pneumonia
Identifiers
ICD-11 1C12 whooping cough
MeSH D014917 whooping cough
Standards and regulation
WHO and national immunisation schedules
Notifiable disease reporting
Maternal vaccination recommendations
Failure modes and hazards
Missed diagnosis in infants
Agents giving personal medical advice
Vaccine misinformation
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.pertussis
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Help Suspected cases first.
Safety.
Infants
Infants.
Infants
Infants.
- Why do coughing fits, pauses in breathing or blue colour in a baby need emergency care? action
- Is the user describing an infant with these signs, which means emergency services now? boundary
Cough
Prolonged cough.
Cough
Cough.
- Why does a prolonged paroxysmal cough need clinical assessment and testing? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own or a child s symptoms, which needs a clinician? boundary
Understand The disease.
Clinical.
Course
Course.
Course
Course.
- How does pertussis progress through catarrhal, paroxysmal and convalescent stages? definition
- Is the question about pertussis, parapertussis or another cough illness? boundary
Transmission
Transmission.
Transmission
Transmission.
- How does pertussis spread, and why are adults a source for infants? definition
- Which entry fits Bordetella pertussis? action
Prevent Vaccination and treatment.
Public health.
Vaccines
Vaccines.
Vaccines
Vaccines.
- What vaccines and schedules prevent pertussis, including maternal vaccination, according to WHO and national guidance? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How is pertussis diagnosed and treated, and how are contacts managed, in general terms? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Epidemiology and history.
Context.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology.
- Why has pertussis resurged in some countries, with explanations attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits vaccine-preventable disease surveillance? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How was pertussis identified, and how did vaccines develop? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of vaccines? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should pertussis vaccine be a separate primary entry?
- How should public health guidance be linked?
- How should parapertussis be recorded?