Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection. Pertussis causes violent coughing which can make it hard to breath. Pertussis affects babies and young children most commonly and most severely.ertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection. Pertussis causes violent coughing which can make it hard to breath. Pertussis affects babies and young children most commonly and most severely.
Legal Definition of credit bureau. : a private business that compiles information on consumers' creditworthiness and provides this information to lenders.
This information is generally assembled into a mechanistic, numerical formula that offers an assessment of the credit history of the individual in question for the use of the credit bureau's clients. In the United States, credit bureaus are called consumer reporting agencies (CRAs).