In article <3khcnm$pk2 at newsbf02.news.aol.com>, kberry01 at aol.com (KBerry01)
wrote:
> I would like to know if anyone has ever looked at the relationship of
> whooping cough to the kennel cough that dogs get?
>> My nephew contracted whooping cough when he was 4 weeks old. At the time
> he was born and for about 2 weeks after, my dog had kennel cough. I know
> that BP is a virus,
I'm afraid you are incorrect. BP is a bacterium, not a virus. Kennel cough
is a generic term insofar as it is a respiratory infection which is often
disseminated in places where dogs are close-quartered. It can be caused by
a number of agents such as adenoviruses, parainfluenza viruses, some
parasites, and Bordetella bronchiseptica. I do not know if B. pertusis is
also a causative agent.
Karl
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Karl Fischer
kfischer at gpu.srv.ualberta.catyr-2 at bones.biochem.ualberta.ca
