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...
First described in the sixteenth century, whooping cough or pertussis is a relatively recent disease in human history, although some of the cough syndromes described in antiquity may in fact be pertussis-like diseases. Whooping cough caused by the gram-n
Help protect your child by making sure they and any adult who's around them often get vaccinated. In teens and adults, whooping cough can lead to pneumonia. Severe coughing can also cause: Abdominal hernias Broken blood vessels Bruised ribs ...
WHOOPING-COUGH. Whooping cough. Effect of Pneumonia and Whooping Cough in Childhood on Adult Lung Function Pertussis Toxin: The Cause of the Harmful Effects and Prolonged Immunity of Whooping Cough. A Hypothesis Acellular vaccines for preventing whooping cough in children ...
Whooping Cough in Adults: An Update on a Reemerging Infection Pertussis, or whooping cough, which is commonly thought of as a pediatric illness, is an underappreciated adult pathogen. Recent outbreaks highlight the si... RD Paisley,J Blaylock,JD Hartzell - 《American Journal of Medicine》 被...
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) 百日咳是一种高度传染性疾病,主要发生在儿童和青少年中,由革兰氏阴性菌 Bordetella pertussis引起.症状最初是非特异性上呼吸道感染,然后是阵发性或痉挛性咳嗽,通常以长时间的、尖锐的、鸣叫声收尾。开始表现为非特异性上呼吸道感染,接着出现...
Does whooping cough cause permanent lung damage? Childhood (and sometimes adult) lung infections such as tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough and pneumonia canleave behind areas of damaged lung with bronchiectasis. What are the 3 stages of pertussis?
Get the facts on whooping cough (pertussis) symptoms (whoop sound), causes (Bordetella pertussis), treatment, vaccine (DTaP, Tdap), and transmission.
Pertussis (whooping cough), a highly contagious respiratory disease, circulates all year and can cause serious health complications. We’re committed to preventing it in people of all ages, from infants to the elderly. Tanya and her son, Jakob, pertussis (whooping cough), Australia I saw too...
"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...