Survey Uncovers Confusion About Whooping Cough and Its Vaccine
Nearly one-third of respondents aren't sure if whooping cough and pertussis are the same illness, and 30% are uncertain whether a vaccine exists.
Nearly one-third of respondents aren't sure if whooping cough and pertussis are the same illness, and 30% are uncertain whether a vaccine exists.
Nearly one-third of respondents aren’t sure if whooping cough and pertussis are the same illness, and 30% are uncertain whether a vaccine exists.
Read MoreResearchers at Tulane University have developed a nasal vaccine designed to not only protect individuals but also prevent transmission.
Read MorePreliminary CDC data reveal a more than fivefold increase in whooping cough cases nationwide this year compared to the same time in 2023.
Read MoreThe American College of Physicians is advising adults to get all recommended vaccines to protect against preventable diseases and reduce the spread of infection.
Read MoreThe CDC reports an increase in whooping cough cases in the US, urging vaccination to curb the spread and protect vulnerable populations.
Read MoreResearchers have identified a new complex-carbohydrate biomolecule, or glycan, that plays a key role in the nasal colonization of the Bordetella bacteria responsible for whooping cough.
Read MoreThe American Lung Association has launched the Pertussis Educational Campaign to help educate adults living with asthma about the potential dangers of pertussis.
Read MoreSchool officials from a Maine high school say there are now 12 confirmed cases of whooping cough, report local media.
Read MoreThree additional cases of whooping cough have been found in students at Springboro High School,...
Read MoreA student at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita has been diagnosed with whooping cough, according...
Read MoreStudents and employees at a Georgia university may have been exposed to pertussis, also known as whooping cough, reports the Associated Press. Georgia Department of Public Health District 2 spokesman Dave Palmer says the cases...
Read MoreLouisiana state health officials have identified five potential cases of pertussis among vaccinated students at Metairie Park Country Day School near New Orleans.
Read MoreState health officials say an infant in Orange County, California died of whooping cough, the state’s first pertussis death of 2019.
Read MoreAccording to NBC News, scientists believe that the vaccine efficacy for whooping cough is diminished due to mutation in the pertussis bacteria.
Read MoreA study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that US cases of pertussis have risen significantly since 2000.
Read MoreAnalysis of 343 strains of the Bordetella pertussis bacteria collected from around the world over the last 100 years illustrates how vaccination has shaped the evolution of whooping cough.
Read MoreThe bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis, has changed in Australia – most likely in response to the vaccine used to prevent the disease.
Read MoreThe new whooping cough vaccine guidelines for 2013 made changes to the recommendations for pregnant women, among others.
Read MoreCHEST released new clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of cough in adults and children, including specific recommendations for the prevention of whooping cough in adults.
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