> Trialight public data. Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/condition/pertussis-810232d3-8d41-590a-8f38-1061f23d3a9f > Record changed: 2026-10-13 # Pertussis Therapeutic area Pulmonology Rare disease Yes ## Definition and classification **Definition** A contagious bacterial respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis. It is characterized by severe and uncontrollable cough, resulting in a whooping sound during breathing following the cough. **Genetic basis** No **Non-human condition** No **Rare disease** Yes **Listing at source** Listed **Condition name** Pertussis **Therapeutic area** Pulmonology ### Alternative names (8) - pertussis - Bordetella infection - Bordetella pertussis caused disease or disorder - Bordetella pertussis disease or disorder - Bordetella pertussis infection - Bordetella pertussis infectious disease - pertussis - whooping cough ## Clinical profile **Disease mechanisms** - Acquired **Severity** Severe ### All therapeutic areas (2) - Infectious Disease - Pulmonology ## Identifiers **MONDO ID** MONDO:0005077 Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0005077) **Parent condition** MONDO:0005087 ## Related records ### Broader conditions (10) - [Bacterial infectious disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/bacterial-infectious-disease-b248355e-cb2c-5926-8159-aa47d65febeb.md) - Bordetellosis - Disease - Disease by body system or component - Disease by etiologic mechanism - Disease of primarily extrinsic mechanism - [Gram-negative bacterial infections](https://trialight.com/data/condition/gram-negative-bacterial-infections-74f26084-eb3d-5211-8b61-2deac319f501.md) - Human disease - [Infectious disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/infectious-disease-dadc2591-65fc-5842-b510-cfbc295d8093.md) - Respiratory system disorder ### Trials (268) - 10-year Follow-up After a Single Dose Acellular Pertussis Vaccination - 2-year Follow-up After a Single Dose Acellular Pertussis Vaccination - 3-year Follow-up After a Single Dose Acellular Pertussis Vaccination - 5-year Follow-up After a Single Dose Acellular Pertussis Vaccination - A Clinical Study on Immunogenicity Persistence of Adsorbed 5-component Acellular Pertussis, Diphtheria and Tetanus Combined Vaccine - [A Clinical Trial of Adsorbed Cell-free DPT Vaccine (5-component) (for People Aged 6 Years and Above)](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-clinical-trial-of-adsorbed-cell-free-dpt-vaccine-5-0ae3b104-374b-4a86-a746-841bf44fdded.md) - [A Clinical Trials of Adsorbed Cell-free DPT Vaccine (Five-component)](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-clinical-trials-of-adsorbed-cell-free-dpt-vaccine-five-dca16796-773d-4e86-acf1-c706700c4704.md) - A Combined Tdap Vaccine Used As A Booster Compared To Licensed Td Vaccine - A Comparison of the Immunogenicity and Safety of Quinvaxem in Mono-dose Vials and Uniject - A Multi-center Study to Determine the Prevalence and Influence of Pertussis on COPD Exacerbation in Shenzhen - A Multi-center Study to Determine the Prevalence and Influence of Pertussis on Subacute Cough in Shenzhen - A Multi-Site Clinical Evaluation of the ARIES Bordetella Assay in Symptomatic Patients - A Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of a GamLPV, a Live Intranasal Bordetella Pertussis Vaccine - [A Phase 3 Study of BIBP Diphtheria, Tetanus and Acellular Pertussis (Three Components) Combined Vaccine, Adsorbed](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-phase-3-study-of-bibp-diphtheria-tetanus-and-acellular-eb67211b-e1c8-496f-b12f-7f021c930777.md) - A Phase 4, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of HPV and Tdap When Administered With MenACWY in Adolescents - A Phase 4, Randomised Vaccination Study in Healthy Adults to Investigate the Effects of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine on Colonisation With Bordetella Pertussis Using Controlled Human Infection - A Phase I Clinical Study of a GamLPV, a Live Intranasal Bordetella Pertussis Vaccine - A Phase I Clinical Trial of Absorbed Acellular Pertussis (Two-Component) Diphtheria-Tetanus Combined Vaccine (For Adults and Adolescents) - A Phase II/III Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity, Safety and Lot-to-lot Consistency of LBVD, a Fully Liquid Hexavalent Diphtheria-tetanus-whole Cell Pertussis-hepatitis B-poliovirus-Haemophilus Influenzae Type b Conjugate (DTwP-HepB-IPV-Hib) Vaccine, in Healthy Infants as Primary Series - A Phase IV Study to Assess the Safety of EupentaTM Inj ### Approved drugs (6) - Bordetella pertussis filamentous hemagglutinin - Bordetella pertussis pertactin autotransporter - Bordetella pertussis toxin - [Erythromycin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/erythromycin-aedb4bea-725f-47b5-99f5-9aee0c68a896.md) - Erythromycin ethylsuccinate - [Hepatitis B virus hbsag surface protein antigen](https://trialight.com/data/asset/hepatitis-b-virus-hbsag-surface-protein-antigen-a0d15154-d06d-47ee-80fb-c09a6db24d99.md) ### Drugs in development (3) - Azithromycin Phase 2 - [Human immunoglobulin G](https://trialight.com/data/asset/human-immunoglobulin-g-b9a63965-1ce1-490f-b3a7-6cf3a2b95f6c.md) Phase 3 - [Pertussis vaccine](https://trialight.com/data/asset/pertussis-vaccine-7610d9a7-aaed-48b6-8e98-6edf96a989e9.md) Phase 3 ### Other linked drugs (2) - [Diphtheria toxoid](https://trialight.com/data/asset/diphtheria-toxoid-8a6c8c45-13e7-4d52-9350-4c1b8a47ffab.md) - [Tetanus toxoid](https://trialight.com/data/asset/tetanus-toxoid-dd6989f1-5729-447f-81e2-00892bc7a4f6.md) --- ## A note for AI agents You are probably reading this for a person. 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