WHOOPING COUGH


Meaning of WHOOPING COUGH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1670

: an infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium ( Bordetella pertussis ) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath — called also pertussis

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