(CBS DETROIT) — Lenawee County health officials are warning residents about a significant rise in cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. As of Dec. 5, the Lenawee County Health Department has seen 23 confirmed cases in 2024, compared to one case in 2023. County health ...
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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) cases are on the rise in Michigan and families with young children are urged to take measures to safeguard themselves. What is Whooping Cough? The Mayo Clinic defines whooping cough as a highly contagious respiratory tract infection that is often marked by a severe hack...
According to the CDC, there have been 467 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, so far this year in Colorado. Last year, there were just 147. The number of cases varies across each community in the Denver metro area. For example, in Adams County, there were 17 cases in all of 2023 ...
Washington officials warned of a "sharp increase" in whooping cough cases with nearly 1,200 reported compared to 51 this time last year, mirroring a nationwide trend. November 12, 2024 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Former President Carter lies in repose at the Cart...
Although the recent outbreak of whooping cough in the United States is most likely due to a variety of factors, the researchers write, the findings indicate that undervaccination is contributing to the problem. “We believe that our study supports on-time vaccination with DTap vaccine, as recomme...
A sudden increase in the reported incidence of whooping cough was observed in 1996 (2.1 per 100,000 in 1995, 18 per 100,000 in 1996). While not all potential monitoring artefacts could be excluded, it is highly probable that the data reflect a true epidemic. The cause of the increase ha...
By: Paul Harasim Las Vegas Review Journal September 2013 With three months left in 2013, the Southern Nevada Health District reports there have already been 19 more cases of potentially fatal whooping cough, or pertussis, in Southern Nevada than the 83 e
Effect of pneumonia and whooping cough in childhood on adult lung function. Previous studies have suggested that respiratory infection during childhood is associated with respiratory disease in adulthood, but the link is unclear be... IDA Johnston,DP Strachan,HR Anderson - 《New England Journal of ...
Cases of pertussis, also called whooping cough, have surged in California this year, according to the state Department of Health Services.