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Atypical pneumonias are caused by mycoplasma, legionella and kinds of chlamydia (not STD) and pertussis, the doctor added.—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 See All Example Sentences for pertussis
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Etymology
New Latin, from Latin per- thoroughly + tussis cough
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