run-of-the mill cold, which is why doctors often don't diagnose it as whooping cough right away. It may take 5-10 days after contact with the whooping coughbacteriato have any symptoms. It could even take as long as 3 weeks. Symptoms are divided between early and late stages. ...
Addresses adults' susceptibility to pertussis and their need to be vaccinated, as reported by L.A. Herwaldt in the Journal of American Medical Association January 6, 1993 issue. Diphtheria, te...
Whooping cough and its symptoms can last for 3 to 6 months. During that time, your cough may disrupt your sleep, cause dizziness, and even lead to a broken rib. The cure for a cough is time. Over-the-counter cough medicines aren't usually much help for whooping cough. There are steps...
colleagues, it was found that subjects older than 11 years and six months were the sources for the majority of secondary cases of whooping cough. The problem consists of convincing people beyond this age to get new shots of vaccines, since the majority of adults in our country thinks that va...
(CBS/AP) All U.S. adults should get the whooping cough vaccine, a federal advisory panel voted Wednesday. PICTURES: 12 myths and facts about vaccines The panel wants to expand its recommendation to include all those age 65 and older who haven't gotten a whooping cough shot as an adult...
As a child, you were probably vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, measles, mumps, and rubella. Adult booster doses are required for some of these same vaccines. You may also be eligible for other recommended vaccines for protection against other diseases. ...
"Adults are often exposed to whooping cough, but an adult’s airways are so much larger in diameter that the swelling and mucus that result from the illness don’t affect them the same; it often just presents as a bad cough or cold,” she says. "In infants, the swelling and mucus pr...
[Whooping cough in adults] 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 21 作者: H Wittstock 摘要: Within a period of four years the diagnosis of pertussis was made in 169 adults (105 women, 64 men; mean age 35.8 [18-79] years). based on symptoms, specific antibodies and bacteriological ...
Pertussis (whooping cough) epidemics persist globally despite high vaccine coverage among infants and young children. The resurgence of pertussis in high-income countries is partly due to waning vaccine immunity, resulting in a pool of unprotected adolescents and adults. However, pertussis is generally...
The Cough Conundrum: is this Whooping Cough? A study of acute persistent cough in school age children and adults in primary care in Auckland Pertussis (whooping cough) epidemics persist globally despite high vaccine coverage among infants and young children. The resurgence of pertussis in high-i....