whooping cough

whooping cough
[ˈhuːpɪŋ]
noun
  1. [mass noun]a contagious bacterial disease chiefly affecting children, characterized by convulsive coughs followed by a whoop
    百日咳。 亦称 pertussis
  2. The organism responsible is Bordetella pertussis, a Gram-negative bacterium intermediate between a coccus and a bacillus
    由百日咳博德特拉氏菌感染引起,此菌为介于球菌和杆菌的一种革兰氏阴性细菌
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