Global Bordetella Pertussis Infections Market - Industry Size, Analysis, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast Up to 2020
Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough is caused due to a coccobacillus, aerobic, non motile, gram-negative bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The virulence factors of B. pertussis include filamentous hemagglutinin, pertussis toxin, fimbria, pertactin and tracheal cytotoxin. These bacteria get transmitted to susceptible individuals from respiratory droplets of infected ones, as they mainly attack the mucosal layers of the respiratory tract. Pertussis can cause serious illnesses in children, newborns and even in adults, and can prove to be life threatening especially...
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