1. Whooping cough is also known as pertussis.
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False

2. Whooping cough is not a very contagious or dangerous infection of the respiratory tract.
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False

3. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.
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False

4. Whooping cough gets its name from the whooping sound the child makes when trying to draw breath after a coughing spell.
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False

5. Symptoms generally include those of a cold, such as runny nose and a cough that gradually worsens.
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False

6. Once the whooping stage begins, antibiotics are very useful.
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False

7. Whooping cough is spread from person to person through air.
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False

8. Before vaccines and antibiotics were developed, pertussis was a common cause of death in young children.
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False

9. Children in the U.S. are immunized with the pertussis vaccine beginning at 2 months of age and again at 4 months, 6 months, 15 months, and 4 to 6 years.
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False

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