"Whooping Cough" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A respiratory infection caused by BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a prolonged crowing intake of breath.
| Descriptor ID |
D014917
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.143.740 C01.539.739.969 C08.730.969
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| Concept/Terms |
Whooping Cough- Whooping Cough
- Cough, Whooping
- Pertussis
- Pertusses
- Bordetella pertussis Infection, Respiratory
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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