by Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania Half of the public (50%) knows that Tdap protects against tetanus, 47% know it protects against diphtheria, 44% against whooping cough. Source: Annenberg Public Policy Center’s ASAPH survey, November 2024. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy Center Following a several-year lull during the pandemic, cases of whooping cough...
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Pediatrician explains whooping cough
by Shreya Doshi, MD, MBBS Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get whooping cough any time of year, but generally infections are seen in late summer and fall. Symptoms of...
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New nasal vaccine shows promise in curbing whooping cough spread
by Tulane University aP-T-vant immunized mice eliminated B. pertussis from the lung and nasopharynx. Credit: npj Vaccines (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-00990-1 As whooping cough cases rise in the U.S., a new nasal vaccine developed by Tulane University may hold the key to reducing the spread of the highly contagious respiratory disease. Current pertussis vaccines are widely used and effective...
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Washington state reports nearly 1,200 whooping cough cases so far this year
by Elise Takahama, The Seattle Times Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain This year could shape up to be the worst year for whooping cough Washington has seen in over a decade. State health officials counted 1,193 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, across 31 counties as of Nov. 2, according to the Department of Health’s most...
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Video: Understanding whooping cough
Credit: Mayo Clinic Cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, continue to rise in the U.S. New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show nearly 18,000 cases through Oct. 5. While that is somewhat in line with pre-pandemic numbers, it’s a large increase from the same period last year when...
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Worst U.S. whooping cough outbreak in a decade has infected thousands
Whooping cough is spreading nationwide at the highest levels since 2014. There have been more than 16,000 cases this year — more than four times as many compared to the same time last year — and two confirmed deaths. And experts are concerned that the outbreak could worsen in the fall and winter months. “More children are...
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US whooping cough cases rising, especially in teens, CDC says
September 20, 2024 by Robin Foster Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. In figures published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 291 cases were reported for the week ending Sept. 14. New...
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Whooping cough wave is still accelerating nationwide. Here’s what to know about symptoms and treatment
By Alexander Tin Edited By Paula Cohen August 14, 2024 / 3:16 PM EDT / CBS News A wave of whooping cough infections is continuing to worsen nationwide, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests, with weekly reported cases now accelerating to the highest levels seen in the U.S. for years. At...
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Waning potency of pertussis vaccine a significant contributor to recent whooping cough outbreaks
by Kaiser Permanente In a large new Kaiser Permanente study, children who were up to date on their pertussis vaccine schedule were far less likely to develop the disease than unvaccinated children. However, most pertussis cases were in fully vaccinated children. The risk of vaccinated children becoming ill increased with the time since vaccination, suggesting that...
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Whopping numbers on whooping cough
Another is pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough because of the distinctive sound it causes as people experience severe coughing bouts. An infection of the respiratory system, pertussis jumped from fewer than 2,000 cases in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s to more than 48,000 in 2012, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although the number of cases is...