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Last Updated: February 13th, 2012
Pertussis, nicknamed “whooping cough” thanks to the whoop-like sound a sufferer makes after a coughing fit, is a highly contagious and potentially serious respiratory infection. While t...
Read MoreBefore the 1990s, the pertussis immunization was part of the DTP vaccine, which contained the whole cell pertussis vaccine. The public became really concerned about the side effects of DTP (even th...
Read MoreAdults should get a tetanus shot, which now includes the pertussis vaccine, every 10 years. There is a lot less immunity against whooping cough in the adult population nowadays because most adults ...
Read MoreWhooping cough (pertussis) may cause other illnesses—especially in babies less than a year old because they haven’t been completely immunized. Half of the babies who get pertussis end u...
Read MorePertussis has three stages of infection. During the first couple of weeks, the symptoms are similar to a cold, such as a cough, runny nose and other symptoms associated with viral respiratory infec...
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