pertussis
MONDO:0005077Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names pertussis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A contagious bacterial respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis. It is characterized by severe and uncontrollable cough, resulting in a whooping sound during breathing following the cough.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005077), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- Whooping coughMondoHP:0031247
Where it sits
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: pertussis
- Also called
- Bordetella pertussis caused disease or disorderBordetella pertussis disease or disorderBordetella pertussis infectionBordetella pertussis infectious diseasewhooping cough