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a)Pertussis, also known as "the whooping cough," is a disease caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis that attaches to the cila, hair like extensions that line a part of the upper respiratory system. b)Pertussis is transmitted person by person, pertussis is usually found in infants who are affected by older siblings who never knew that they even had the disease. c)Pertussis disease usually begins with cold-like symptoms and sometimes a cough or fever. After one to two weeks, serious coughing begins to develop. d)When dealing with the pertussis disease, you should always start your treatments as soon as possible, the earlier the better. Infected people usually use treatments like breathing treatments and mechanical ventilation. e)If untreated some risks are ear infections, pneuomia, slowed or stopped breathing, seizures, and brain damage.