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Pertussis

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006551

A serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily. Pertussis begins like a cold, but develops into severe coughing and gasping for air. Long spells of coughing may cause vomiting, and broken blood vessels in the eyes and on the skin. Also called whooping cough.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006551
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymswhooping cough
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006551",
  "term": "Pertussis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily. Pertussis begins like a cold, but develops into severe coughing and gasping for air. Long spells of coughing may cause vomiting, and broken blood vessels in the eyes and on the skin. Also called whooping cough.",
  "synonyms": [
    "whooping cough"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pertussis/"
}

Record 13,029 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.