BORDETALLA PETUSSIS“WHOOPING COUGH”

By Johnny LeeP.6

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Beta Proteobacteria Order: Burkholderiales Family: Alcaligenaceae Genus: Bordatella Species: B. pertussis

Description an infection of the respiratory system and

characterized by a “whooping” sound when the person breathes in

Bordetella pertussis infects its host by colonizing lung epithelial cells.

The bacterium contains a surface protein, filamentous hemagglutinin, which binds to sulfatides that are found on cilia of epithelial cells.

Modus Operandi

Victims

Where It Is Found

Common Injuries

Degree of Damage

Number of Victims Worldwide in 2000, according to the

WHO, around 39 million people were infected annually and about 297,000 died.

Vaccine