Discussion
The causative organism of Whooping Cough
Answer: A
Whooping cough is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, option A.
Diphtheria antitoxin is a treatment, Streptococcal pneumonia causes a lung infection, and Salmonella paratyphi causes paratyphoid fever.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease of children, and it is prevented by the DPT vaccine in which the P stands for pertussis. The diphtheria antitoxin is used against diphtheria, and Streptococcus pneumoniae causes pneumonia, while Salmonella paratyphi causes enteric fever.
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