Whooping cough is caused by a bacterium called Bordetella pertussis. It's highly contagious and is spread from person to person when tiny droplets containing the bacteria are released into the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Attribution: BUPA
See also:
- Whooping cough
- Incubation period of whooping cough
- Symptoms of whooping cough
- Treatment of whooping cough-antibiotics