Captain Green is a funk band from Baton Rouge that brings the New Orleans sound to any event. Playing songs that embody straight funk to others that bring it down to a slow swing. WE ARE THE BAND TO GET THE PARTY STARTED. Music can be heard at reverbnation.com/captaingreen.
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease involving the respiratory tract. It is caused by a bacterium, Bordetella pertussis, which is found in the mouth, nose and throat of an infected person. person can transmit pertussis from seven days following exposure to an infected person, to three weeks after the onset of coughing episodes. Pertussis is only contagious for 5-7 days if antibiotic therapy is begun.
Until recently it was thought that B. pertussis did not invade the tissues. However, recent studies have shown the bacteria to be present in alveolar macrophages. Clinical Features The incubation period of pertussis is commonly 7â10 days, with a range of 4â21 days, and rarely may be as long as 42 days.The clinical course of the illness is divided into three stages.ommunicability Pertussis is highly communicable, as evidenced by secondary attack rates of 80% among susceptible household contacts. Persons with pertussis are most infectious during the catarrhal period and the first 2 weeks after cough onset (i.e., approximately 21 days).