Bordetella Pertussis Causes Whooping Cough by

question 64

Multiple Choice

Bordetella pertussis causes whooping cough by

• A) suppressing mucus production.
• B) irritating the diaphragm, which leads to severe coughing attacks.
• C) the development of pneumonia.
• D) forming a pseudomembrane that obstructs the respiratory passages.
• E) interfering with the activity of ciliated epithelial cells in the trachea.

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