is on average 7-14 days (ranging 6-20 days), and rarely as long as 42 days.

Cause

The bacterium Bordetella pertussis causes whooping cough. It is an airborne disease (through droplets) that spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of an infected person.

Host species

Humans are the only host species of B. pertussis. Outbreaks of whooping cough have been observed among chimpanzees in a zoo and wild gorillas; in both cases,

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