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Whooping Cough Screening and Prevention |
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Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease that is one of the leading causes of vaccine-preventable deaths. There are 30–50 million cases per year, and about 300,000 deaths per year (World Health Organization data). Most deaths occur in children under one year of age. Ninety percent of all cases occur in developing countries. It is caused by certain species of the bacterium Bordetella—usually B. pertussis, but some cases are caused by B. parapertussis.[1] Pe ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
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Prevention
... The best way to prevent whooping cough is with the pertussis vaccine, which doctors often give in combination with vaccines against two other serious diseases, diphtheria and tetanus. This three-in-on...
Source: MayoClinic
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Resources
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Links to PDF File (National Immunization Program Resource Center, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis: Health Information for International Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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