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Vor 3 Tagen · Overview. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis [1]. People with whooping cough can easily spread the infection to another person when coughing or sneezing. The illness starts with symptoms similar to a 'common cold'.
Vor 3 Tagen · South Jersey family shares scary experience with whooping cough 02:12. A wave of whooping cough infections is continuing to worsen nationwide, data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Local health officials – such as in Stratford – are launching vaccination drives before the school year begins. “During this back-to-school period, public health departments are recommending that all children get vaccinated for whooping cough, according to immunization schedules,” said Greta Broneill, assistant director, Stratford Health Department.
Vor 3 Tagen · Like many diseases, whooping cough reached record low levels during the early days of the COVID pandemic. Also known as pertussis, it’s back with a vengeance and could even threaten people who ...
Vor 2 Tagen · The initial symptoms are similar to those of the common cold: sneezing, runny nose, mild fever and a mild cough. The infected individual will be contagious once these symptoms start (and may be ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Whooping cough, or to use its medical name, pertussis, is due to an infection caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. It is also sometimes called, the 100-day cough. The symptoms of whooping cough are due to the bacteria affecting the airways leading to a cough. Symptoms tend to start between 5 and 12 days after you have been infected and ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Cases of whooping cough are more than three times higher this year than they were at the same time last year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ...
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