Pertussis vaccine
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Pertussis vaccine is a vaccine used against Bordetella pertussis
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It is a component of the DPT vaccine
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Older versions of the vaccine involved inactivated cells. Newer versions are acellular, and are less likely to provoke a febrile state.
Bordetella pertussis
Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative, aerobic coccobacillus of the genus Bordetella, and the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough. Unlike B. bronchiseptica, B. pertussis is non-motile. Its virulence factors include pertussis toxin, filamentous hæmagglutinin, pertactin, fimbria, and...
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It is a component of the DPT vaccine
DPT vaccine
DPT refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus...
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Older versions of the vaccine involved inactivated cells. Newer versions are acellular, and are less likely to provoke a febrile state.