Whooping cough

Definition

An acute bacterial infection of the respiratory tract caused by bordetella pertussis.

4 subordinate codes

• 1C12.0Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis
• 1C12.1Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

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• 1C11Bartonellosis
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• 1C15Tetanus neonatorum
• 1C16Gas gangrene
• 1C17Diphtheria
• 1C18Brazilian purpuric fever