Whooping Cough / Pertussis - Glossary

Glossary

Malaise: A vague feeling of bodily discomfort usually at the beginning of an illness.

Conjunctivitis: Inflammation of the conjunctiva characterized by redness and often accompanied by a discharge.

Rhinitis: Irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the nose.

Encephalopathy: -degenerative disease of the brain.

Bronchopneumonia: Also known as bronchial pneumonia which is an acute inflammation of the walls of the smaller bronchial tubes, with irregular areas of consolidation due to spread of the inflammation into the alveoli and the alveolar ducts of the lungs.

Atelectasis: Atelectasis is a partial or total collapse of one lung. This condition prevents normal oxygen absorption to healthy tissues.

Bronchiectasis: is a condition in which an area of the bronchial tubes is permanently and abnormally widened (dilated), with accompanying infection.

Apnea: Cessation of breathing.

Convulsions: seizures.

Subconjunctival haemorrhages: A bright hemorrhagic patch on the bulbar conjunctiva of the eye caused by rupture and bleeding of a superficial small capillary, due to increased pressure-e.g., violent sneezing or coughing.

Epistaxis: A nosebleed

Haemoptysis: Haemoptysis is the coughing up of blood or bloody sputum from the lungs or airway.

Urinary incontinence: Urinary incontinence is the unintentional and uncontrolled urination that is sufficient enough in frequency and amount to cause physical and/or emotional distress in the person experiencing it.

Hernias: Hernia is a general term used to describe a bulge or protrusion of an organ through the structure or muscle that usually contains it.

Vertebral artery dissection (VAD): A tear within the wall of the vertebral artery which is located in the neck and supplies blood to the brain which usually causes a stroke.

Stroke: Rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain.

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