How do you say “whooping cough” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "whooping cough" in Vietnamese?

"Whooping cough" in Vietnamese is ho gà (pertussis).

“Whooping cough” in Vietnamese is ho gà (pertussis).

Vietnamese words for “whooping cough”

ho gànoun
Hanoi [hɔ˧˧ ɣaː˨˩] · Saigon [hɔ˧˧ ɣaː˨˩]ho level gà falling
pertussis
for “whooping cough” meaning: A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed b

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