Five thousand to ten thousand people died each year in the U.S. as a result of a strand of bacteria there was no vaccination for. This strand of bacteria was Bordetella pertussis. Now there are less then twenty fatalities are a year from Bordetella pertussis, whooping cough. Fifty percent of all Bordetella pertussis infections are found in children less than a year old. The older a person gets the less susceptible they are to …showed first 75 words of 582 total…

…showed last 75 words of 582 total…-6 years old. This is the best prevention method possible and it should be taken seriously. Bordetella pertussis is a bacterium that has caused much harm in the U.S. at one time. Through the aide of Jules Bordet, Bordetella pertussis is no longer a problem. Today DTaP is one of the routine vaccines that children receive at their family physician’s office. One day this bacterium will be something only read about in books.