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...
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, tetanus and pertussis (DPT) immunization during childhood; Immunity's short life span as cause of adult ...
How common is whooping cough in a nonvaccinating country? In Sweden general vacination with a whole cell pertussis vaccine was recommended from 1953. In 1979 the recommendation was withdrawn because the Swedish-ma... J Isacson,B Trollfors,J Taranger,... - 《Pediatric Infectious Disease ...
Whooping cough, or pertussis, causes dangerous fits. Learn about the vaccine and what to do if you or your child gets it.
On "CBS Mornings Plus" Tuesday, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explained that whooping cough is especially dangerous because of the small airways of infants and young kids. "The reason why it's called whooping cough — it's a cough, cough, cough, cough, and then the...
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Encephalopathy, which is a decrease in blood flow or oxygen to the brain Complications of whooping cough in adults Complications for teens and adults are usually less severe than with infants and children, especially for those who’ve been vaccinated, but they can still happen. Complications in ...
Do adults even get whooping cough?Yes – and risk is four times higher for those with lung conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. After age 45, the odds of hospitalization for severe pertussisgo up, too. But lack of awareness about whooping cough in adults is...
As whooping cough cases triple in the US, a doctor explains how to protect kids from this dangerous respiratory illness.
“We’re already having outbreaks. It would take years before enough children died before people said, ‘I guess measles is a bad thing,’” she said. “One kid won’t be enough. The story they’ll tell is, ‘There was something wrong with that kid. It can’t happen to my...