Pertussis Quiz
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Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Pulmonology, Critical Care, Internal Medicine)
Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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What is Pertussis?
A bacterial illness causing strong coughing, also called "whooping cough". Pertussis is highly contagious.
Typical Symptoms of Pertussis
Noisy breathing; e.g. wheezing, rattling
Paroxysmal cough with inspiratory wheeze / whooping
Coughing vigorously till the face is red
Bouts of violent coughing
Cough
Irritability / bad mood
Fever
Nausea or vomiting
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Pertussis
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Is your breathing noisy, like wheezing or rattling?
Does coughing make your face red?
Do you cough frequently?
Do you have a cough?
Is your child unusually cranky?
Treatmentof Pertussis
It is treated with antibiotics. Young children and infants might need hospitalization for observation, oxygen, or fluids injected directly into the vein.
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References
Nieves DJ, Heininger U. Bordetella pertussis. Microbiol Spectr. 2016 Jun;4(3). doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.EI10-0008-2015. PMID: 27337481.
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/microbiolspec.EI10-0008-2015
Nguyen VTN, Simon L. Pertussis: The Whooping Cough. Prim Care. 2018 Sep;45(3):423-431. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.05.003. PMID: 30115332.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009545431830040X?via%3Dihub
Kuchar E, Karlikowska-Skwarnik M, Han S, Nitsch-Osuch A. Pertussis: History of the Disease and Current Prevention Failure. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016;934:77-82. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_21. PMID: 27256351.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/5584_2016_21
Spector TB, Maziarz EK. Pertussis. Med Clin North Am. 2013 Jul;97(4):537-52, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.02.004. Epub 2013 Apr 17. PMID: 23809713.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025712513000278?via%3Dihub
Daniels HL, Sabella C. <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> (Pertussis). Pediatr Rev. 2018 May;39(5):247-257. doi: 10.1542/pir.2017-0229. PMID: 29716967.
https://publications.aap.org/pediatricsinreview/article-abstract/39/5/247/35146/Bordetella-pertussis-Pertussis?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Pulmonology, Critical Care, Internal Medicine)
Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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