Immunizations take on renewed significance as the immune system gradually weakens with age, writes Dr. Ghe Rosales-Vong.
Some of the symptoms to look out for include a runny nose and typically lower-grade fever, head congestion, and then the ...
The Mississippi Department of Health announced Monday, Sept. 29, that an infant died from pertussis, also known as whooping ...
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The Mississippi State Department of Health said the child was less than two months old and not yet eligible for the DTaP vaccine.
An infant has died from pertussis, also known as whooping cough, the Mississippi State Department of Health said.
Twenty suspected cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, were reported to the Tuscarawas County Health Department between April 1 and Sept. 11, according to announcement from the health ...
Four cases of whooping cough have been identified over the past month among the 40,000 students attending UC Davis, the university has reported. UCD distributed a letter from the Yolo County Health ...
CONTACT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. HAYWOOD COUNTY, WHERE ANOTHER CASE OF PERTUSSIS, ALSO KNOWN AS WHOOPING COUGH, HAS BEEN REPORTED. THAT’S UP FROM FIVE CASES REPORTED EARLIER THIS WEEK. NOW, SIX REPORTED ...
"The whole-cell pertussis vaccine, while more effective, also caused more side effects because it had more antigens in it," Dr. Jason Terk, a pediatrician at Cook Children’s Health Care System in ...