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Whooping Cough, also known as pertussis, is an infectious disease of the respiratory tract, caused by the bacillus Bordetella pertussis. The disease is characterized in its late stages by a deep cough ending in a high-pitched whooping sound. That is how it got its name. Whooping cough occurs worldwide, now and then in epidemics. Most cases occur in children under five years of age, and the disease is most serious in children less than one year old. In the United States about 7,800 cases occur each year. In this report I will tell you the characteristics and symptoms of the disease. Also the problem the scientist was trying to solve, how he or they solved it, their results, and the status of the disease today. First are the symptoms. In the first two there is usually a sore throat with mild feeling of tiredness and being unwell and within 2 or 3 days turns into a dry cough. Fever is usually limited to the first week and is only mild. There may be a runny nose like a cold in the early stages.
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