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How can bordetella pertussis (whooping cough) reproduce?
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Sugar/water/mucous: The human respiratory system provides a luxurious collection of sugar, protein & water in the form of airway mucous.This provides ample nutrition for whooping cough & a multitude of other germs.
Answered 3/30/2018
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