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Weekend Digest

Name the pathogen

5 Clues
#Lymphocytosis
#Macrolide
Posttussive #vomiting
Respiratory #droplet
#VaccinesWork Image
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#Bordetella pertussis

Fastidious gram-negative coccobacillus

Transmit: respiratory droplets - highest transmission during the catarrhal stage
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#Bordetella pertussis

#Pertussis is a clinical diagnosis

Stages
1. catarrhal stage: similar to URI with mild cough and coryza
2. paroxysmal phase: classic s/s with cough paroxysms, an inspiratory whoop, and posttussive vomiting
3. convalescent stage: cough subsides
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