whooping cough

English - Turkish

Definition of whooping cough in English Turkish dictionary: (Tıp) boğmaca hastalığı; boğmaca
Tom'un boğmaca öksürüğü var. - Tom has whooping cough.; boğmaca öksürüğü
Tom'un boğmaca öksürüğü var. - Tom has whooping cough.
pertussis: (Tıp) pertussıs
pertussis: boğmaca
hooping cough: {i} boğmaca öksürüğü
hooping cough: (isim) boğmaca öksürüğü
pertussis: (isim) boğmaca öksürüğü
pertussis: {i} boğmaca öksürüğü
whooping+cough: (Tıp) Boğmaca, pertussis
whoopingcough: boğmaca

English - English

Definition of whooping cough in English English dictionary: A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children; caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. In the advanced stage it is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath; Whooping cough is a serious infectious disease which causes people to cough and make a loud noise when they breathe in. an infectious disease that especially affects children, and makes them cough and have difficulty breathing. or pertussis Acute, very contagious childhood disease, typically with bouts of coughing followed by a long, loud inhalation (whoop) and ending with mucus expulsion and often vomiting. Caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, it initially resembles a cold with a short dry cough. Within one or two weeks, coughing bouts begin; this phase usually lasts four to six weeks. Serious complications include bronchopneumonia (pneumonia involving the bronchi), asphyxia, seizures, and signs of brain damage. Treatment is with antibiotics. The pertussis vaccine is usually combined with tetanus and diphtheria toxoids as part of routine childhood immunizations; a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane; {i} pertussis, acute infectious disease that attacks the respiratory system (usually affects young children); chin cough; pertussis; {i} hooping cough; {i} kinkhaust; Alternative spelling of whooping cough
The whooping cough: pertussis