| Inactivated pertussis toxoid vaccine | |
| Transmited via respiratory droplets | |
| EF-2 ribosylation (same as Pseudomonas, accordion) | |
| Club-shaped V or Y rods | |
| Pseudomembrane on throat and tonsils | |
| Demyelination causes nerve deficits in posterior pharynx | |
| Bull neck | |
| Cardiotoxic effects: Myocarditis, arrhythmia, Heart Block | |
| Dx: Plated on Tellurite Agar/Hoyle's agar | |
| Dx: Plated on Loeffler's medium | |
| Dx: Elek's test | |
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