Bordetella pertussis and the Importance of Vaccination

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Introduction and History

This illustration depicts a three-dimensional (3D), computer-generated image, of a group of Gram-positive, Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) bacteria. The photo credit for this image belongs to Alissa Eckert, who is a medical illustrator at the CDC.

By Alexandra White

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B. Pertussis Vaccine History

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Why Vaccination?

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This illustration depicts a three-dimensional (3D), computer-generated image, of a group of Gram-positive, Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) bacteria. The photo credit for this image belongs to Alissa Eckert, who is a medical illustrator at the CDC.

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Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2022, Kenyon College