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Atypical pneumonias are caused by mycoplasma, legionella and kinds of chlamydia (not STD) and pertussis, the doctor added.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The DTaP/Tdap vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, is a must for children in the state.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
Most states require kindergartners get vaccines for pertussis – that’s whooping cough – and tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.
—David Higgins, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
That also applies to the current outbreak of whooping cough (or pertussis), of which 10,082 cases were reported by the end of May, killing five infants.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The DTaP/Tdap vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, is a must for children in the state.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
Most states require kindergartners get vaccines for pertussis – that’s whooping cough – and tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.
—David Higgins, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
That also applies to the current outbreak of whooping cough (or pertussis), of which 10,082 cases were reported by the end of May, killing five infants.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Pertussis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertussis. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs 
Medical Definition
pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs
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