Whooping cough

Description

A disease of the upper respiratory tract, caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Bordetella. This disease typically presents with paroxysmal cough, inspiratory whoop, and fainting or vomiting after coughing. Transmission is by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of Bordetella from nasopharyngeal samples or sputum, or detection of antibodies against Bordetella.

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Child codes

1C12.0 – Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis
1C12.1 – Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis
1C12.Y – Other specified whooping cough
1C12.Z – Whooping cough, unspecified

Sibling codes

1C10 – Actinomycosis
1C11 – Bartonellosis
1C13 – Tetanus
1C14 – Obstetrical tetanus
1C15 – Tetanus neonatorum
1C16 – Gas gangrene
1C17 – Diphtheria
1C18 – Brazilian purpuric fever
1C19 – Legionellosis
1C1A – Listeriosis
1C1B – Nocardiosis
1C1C – Meningococcal disease
1C1D – Yaws
1C1E – Pinta
1C1F – Endemic non-venereal syphilis
1C1G – Lyme borreliosis
1C1H – Necrotising ulcerative gingivitis
1C1J – Relapsing fever
1C40 – Campylobacteriosis
1C41 – Bacterial infection of unspecified site
1C42 – Melioidosis
1C43 – Actinomycetoma
1C44 – Non-pyogenic bacterial infections of the skin
1C45 – Toxic shock syndrome
1C4Y – Other specified bacterial diseases
1C4Z – Unspecified bacterial disease

Foundation entity

Whooping cough – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2064398473

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases