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Quick Answer. The type of cough associated with a tickle in the throat is a dry cough, which is typically caused by inflammation in the throat, according to NHS Choices. The cough occurs because the brain interprets the presence of the inflammation as an actual irritant and provokes coughing to try to remove it. Continue Reading.
Whooping cough is caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis (this is why the illness is sometimes called pertussis). This bacteria damages the lining of the nose, throat and breathing tubes (trachea and bronchi) and causes the coughing.Children get the bacteria from someone who is infected with it.hooping cough is most contagious in the first stage (before the typical cough starts). It may still be contagious 3 or 4 weeks after the cough starts. Antibiotics have very little effect on the severity of the coughing illness.