FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term pertussis ID (Ontology) DOID:1116 (Human Disease)
Definition A commensal bacterial infectious disease that results_in inflammation located_in respiratory tract, has_material_basis_in Bordetella pertussis, or has_material_basis_in Bordetella parapertussis, which produce toxins that paralyze the cilia of the respiratory epithelial cells. The infection is characterized by a prolonged, high-pitched, deeply indrawn breath (whoop).
Also Known As "bordetella infection" ; "WC - Whooping cough" ; "whooping cough"
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 model of | Human papillomavirus infectious disease       2
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  • "bordetella infection" EXACT
    "WC - Whooping cough" EXACT
    "whooping cough" EXACT
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KEGG:05133
MESH:D001885
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:26484003
UMLS_CUI:C0006015