Definition

1. Noun:
   • Whooping cough: An infectious disease, primarily affecting children, characterized by severe, violent coughing fits often followed by a high-pitched "whooping" sound during inhalation. It is a bacterial infection that can last for several weeks.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ em cần được tiêm vắc-xin để phòng ngừa bệnh ho gà. (Children need to be vaccinated to prevent whooping cough.)
  • Cơn ho gà có thể rất mệt mỏi và kéo dài. (A whooping cough fit can be very exhausting and prolonged.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ho gà" is a medical condition and is used specifically in that context. It is not used in idiomatic expressions.

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh ho gà (n): The full term for the illness, meaning "whooping cough disease."
  • Bệnh ho gà rất dễ lây lan. (Whooping cough is highly contagious.)

Synonyms

• Whooping cough: The standard medical term in English.
• Pertussis: The formal medical name for the disease caused by the bacterium .

Related Medical Terms

• Cơn ho (n): coughing fit.
• Tiếng rít (n): the whooping sound.
• Bệnh truyền nhiễm (n): infectious disease.

noun

1. whooping-cough