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Whooping cough is the layman term used for the infectious disease called pertussis. It is a highly contagious infection that can quickly spread from infected individuals to others through infected aerosol or mucus droplets. The name of this infection is based upon its characteristic symptom in which coughing is followed by a sound of ‘whoop’ as you inhale a second breath, although it may not be present in all infected individuals. Vaccination for its causative agent has highly reduced the prevalence of this infection.