Which of the following is descriptive of pertussis?

a. Initial stage resembling the common old

b. Prolonged illness, sometimes symptoms may last for months.

c. Bacterial disease treated with erythromycin

c. All of these are descriptive of pertussis

Answer: All the given symptoms describes Pertussis.

Explanation:

Pertussis can also be defined as whooping cough or 100 day cough. It is respiratory disease which is highly contagious.

it is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. It is also known to be uncontrollable as this condition does not allows the person to breathe properly.

If recognized at early stage then antimicrobial like erythromycin can be used to treat it. The symptoms of this disease lasts for a long time and is not cured easily. Its initial stage includes cold, cough and running nose, same as common cold.