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La tos ferina, o pertussis, es una infección respiratoria contagiosa causada por bacterias. Se transmi te cuando una persona infectada tose o estornuda. Esta infección a menudo provoca ataques de tos intensos que terminan con un “silbido” característico al inhalar aire.

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