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Line Immunoblot for the qualitative detection of Bordetella pertussis specific IgG antibodies in human serum.
Disease: Pertussis whooping cough
Symptoms:
1. Stadium catarrhale: symptoms of a cold with slight fever (1-2 weeks)
2. Stadium convulsivum: severe, spasmodic coughing; after deep inspiration follows a coughing staccato (2-6 weeks)
3. Stadium decrementi: Ease of disease with symptoms of a bronchitis (up to 6 weeks)
Mechanism of Infection: Highly contagious droplet infection