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Use profile · Respiratory & ENT

Whooping-Cough

A commensal bacterial infectious disease that results_in inflammation located_in respiratory tract, has_material_basis_in Bordetella pertussis, or has_material_basis_in Bordetella parapertussis, which produce toxins that paralyze the cilia of the respiratory epithelial cells. The infection is characterized by a prolonged, high-pitched, deeply indrawn breath (whoop).

Condition Or SymptomDOID:1116Traditional documentation
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What the index means by Whooping-Cough.

The database says that a source associated a plant with the label “Whooping-Cough”. It does not show that the source used modern diagnostic criteria or that the plant was effective.

Breathing difficulty, blue or grey lips, confusion, fainting or rapidly worsening symptoms require urgent medical assessment.

2plant associations for Whooping-Cough
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