What is Bordetella pertussis?
Bordetella pertussis is a bacterium that is responsible for Bordetella, also known as a black cough. This infectious disease once killed thousands of people a year and caused a significant loss of work in patients who survived the infection. Today it is relatively rare due to the fact that a vaccine has been developed. While Bordetella pertussis is still present in the human population, most people are able to withstand colonization with bacteria, thus remaining healthy. No other hosts other than humans have been identified for the bacteria, and Bordetella infections appear to take place in cycles. Given the extensive vaccination practices, people are most at risk of infants and older adults with immunity that has decreased over time. Individuals who decide to vaccinate are also threatened and can serve as a reservoir for bacteria, which is a risk to others, because oninat bacteria and can transmit them to people who are vulnerable.
When Bordetella pertussis enters the respiratory tract because someone inhaled bacteria excluded by someone else, immediately begins to colonize the airways. It excludes substances that help him stick to the tissues in the airways, and also generates toxins that paralyze a cilia, making the mucus airways cleaning. People develop a distinctive black sound as they breathe due to inflammation caused by bacteria bordetella pertussis and cough in an effort to clean their airways. The immune system is also weakened by toxins secreted by bordetella pertussis .
Bordetella can cause extremely serious cough. It was known that people would break the ribs as a result of infection. Treatment for people with active Bordetella pertussisinfection is primarily aimed at providing antibiotics to reduce the intensity of infection and on provision of support that helps patients more comfortable to breathe. Even in treatment can be a black cough very muchThe eating and the patient is very contagious.
It is usually not necessary to take a culture to confirm the infection bordetella pertussis . The characteristic sound associated with the infection is sufficient for the doctor to determine that the patient has a bordetella. People diagnosed with this infection should adhere to the treatment protocol and avoid being around people who are not vaccinated. In addition, they should avoid people with a compromised immune system such as people with AIDS and cancer.