Whooping Cough Causing Lower Motor Neuron Facial Palsy

Abstract

Whooping cough is caused by gram negative bacteria Bordetella pertussis. Whooping cough is a vaccine preventable disease initially well controlled with whole cell vaccine but due to serious complications with this vaccine, it has now been replaced with acellular vaccine. Pertussis is a public health problem worldwide and despite effective vaccinations strategies it’s still endemic in many parts of the world with frequent outbreaks occurring in many countries [1]. Some have blamed the new vaccines to be less effective than the older ones and other says that new sophisticated techniques for diagnosis are responsible for rise in the disease incidence [2].