ICD-11 code : 1C12;
Preferred Label : Whooping cough;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the upper respiratory tract, caused by an infection with the gram-negative
bacteria Bordetella. This disease typically presents with paroxysmal cough, inspiratory
whoop, and fainting or vomiting after coughing. Transmission is by inhalation of infected
respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of Bordetella from nasopharyngeal
samples or sputum, or detection of antibodies against Bordetella.;
ICD-11 synonym : bordetellosis; whooping cough, unspecified organism; bordetella infection; WC - [whooping cough]; tussis convulsiva; pertussis;
ICD-11 acronym : WC;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 1C12.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 1C12.Z;
Origin ID : 2064398473;
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ICD-10 Mapping
A disease of the upper respiratory tract, caused by an infection with the gram-negative
bacteria Bordetella. This disease typically presents with paroxysmal cough, inspiratory
whoop, and fainting or vomiting after coughing. Transmission is by inhalation of infected
respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of Bordetella from nasopharyngeal
samples or sputum, or detection of antibodies against Bordetella.