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Also Known As	pertussis

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Bordetella pertussis

DTaP vaccine vial labeled for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis sits in front of a syringe, green medical gloves, and a disposable face mask.

Infographic showing estimated lives saved by childhood vaccinations worldwide from 1974 to 2024, with syringe-shaped bars for each disease. Measles tops the list at 93.71 million lives saved, followed by tetanus, whooping cough, and others, for a total of 153.84 million lives saved.

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pertussis vaccine Bordetella pertussis DPT notifiable disease childhood disease and disorder Bacterial disease cholera polio leprosy tuberculosis plague syphilis measles anthrax scarlet fever diphtheria

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Baillou, detail of an oil painting by an unknown artist, c. 1580

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