A child with weeks of paroxysmal cough ending in a whoop and vomiting probably has
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. pertussis
- Step 1: It is treated with a macrolide such as azithromycin and prevented by vaccination.
Answer
pertussis.
Why not the others: The other conditions do not produce the whoop.
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