Overview of Pertussis (Whooping Cough)* Causative Agent * Bordetella Pertussis * Mode of Transmission * Spread through respiratory droplets from infected individuals or carriers. * Symptoms * Pertussis can affect individuals of all ages.Symptoms include acute respiratory disease with characteristic paroxysmal coughing.*Fever is usually not severe. * Prevention*For InfantsGet the DTaP va..