pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis pər-ˈtə-səs 
: whooping cough
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In 2021, as many as 25 million children missed out on at least one of the routine immunization shots for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, and about as many missed their first measles shot. 
Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 July 2022 Being vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis; polio; measles; mumps; rubella; and Hepatitis B are all required by state law. Kalyn Dunkins | Kdunkins@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2022 Lane County’s already lower rate of routine vaccines such as measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and polio dropped further when the pandemic hit. oregonlive, 20 July 2022 In 2018, 86% of all children in the world received at least basic vaccinations, such as diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 July 2022 The Delta variant appears to be less transmissible among children than chickenpox, measles, and pertussis, and about as transmissible as polio. Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2021 In 2015, when parts of California had some of the lowest vaccination rates in school children, outbreaks of measles and pertussis began to riddle schools and theme parks. Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021 California has a number of school vaccine requirements, including polio, diphtheria, tetanus, measles and pertussis, but COVID-19 is not among them at this early stage. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2021 Other examples of subunit vaccines are the hepatitis B and pertussis vaccines. Jacqueline Howard And Nadia Kounang, CNN, 3 June 2022 See More
Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 July 2022 Being vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis; polio; measles; mumps; rubella; and Hepatitis B are all required by state law. Kalyn Dunkins | Kdunkins@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2022 Lane County’s already lower rate of routine vaccines such as measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and polio dropped further when the pandemic hit. oregonlive, 20 July 2022 In 2018, 86% of all children in the world received at least basic vaccinations, such as diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 July 2022 The Delta variant appears to be less transmissible among children than chickenpox, measles, and pertussis, and about as transmissible as polio. Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2021 In 2015, when parts of California had some of the lowest vaccination rates in school children, outbreaks of measles and pertussis began to riddle schools and theme parks. Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021 California has a number of school vaccine requirements, including polio, diphtheria, tetanus, measles and pertussis, but COVID-19 is not among them at this early stage. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2021 Other examples of subunit vaccines are the hepatitis B and pertussis vaccines. Jacqueline Howard And Nadia Kounang, CNN, 3 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin per- thoroughly + tussis cough
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis pər-ˈtəs-əs
: whooping cough