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WEBPosters, fact sheets, and videos. View and download materials to use with the public. Guidance on public health strategies to prevent pertussis infection.
WEBWhooping cough is a serious illness that is highly infectious. If you suspect whooping cough: • Ensure the patient is in an area where they cannot pass the infection to
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WEBJun 7, 2024 · Symptoms: Whooping cough can affect babies, children and adults. It starts like many viral illnesses with cold-like symptoms: a runny nose and coughing spasms with worsening severity sometimes worse at night or with a gasping sound, ‘whoop’ and occasionally difficulty in breathing.
WEBPertussis (whooping cough) is a serious disease for babies. Adults and older children can spread pertussis to babies. Pertussis is very contagious. It can cause serious illness. and even death. About half of infants who get the disease are hospitalized.
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WEBClinical Overview. Pertussis is an acute infectious disease that’s common in the United States. Clinical Features. The distinctive cough and “whoop” of pertussis isn't always present. Treatment. Guidance on treatment of pertussis for people of all ages. Public health professionals. Guidance for Health Departments.
WEBBabies and young children can stop breathing or develop severe coughing bouts that end with vomiting or gasping for breath. People of all ages can get whooping cough and can spread it to babies. Adults often just have a mild cough that lingers.
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WEBJun 7, 2024 · If you, or a member of your family, does exhibit symptoms of whooping cough - especially a heavy wheezing cough that disrupts sleep, or a change in the colour of the face - then seek medical assistance. Whooping cough can be treated with antibiotics, and if severe, may require hospital admission.
WEBWhooping cough—or pertussis—is a very serious respiratory (in the lungs and breathing tubes) infection caused by the pertussis bacteria. It causes violent coughing you can’t stop. Whooping cough is most harmful for young babies and can be deadly. The DTaP vaccine protects against whooping cough.
WEBWhooping cough (also known as pertussis) is a contagious disease that can be passed easily from person to person. It is very serious for babies and can cause them to cough so much that they cannot breathe. Hundreds of babies are hospitalized each year for whooping cough, and some die from it.
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WEBJun 14, 2024 · Parts of the U.S. could see a whooping cough outbreak. Learn about whooping cough symptoms, how it’s treated and why you should get vaccinated.