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Whooping cough is an upper respiratory system infection that is also called pertussis, which leads to an uncontrollable cough and intake of high-pitch air. It is caused by Bordetella pertussis. Its infection resembles common cold, vomiting, and pneumonia. Three phases are present in the progression of a whooping cough.

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