Childhood vaccines: Tough questions, straight answers
Do vaccines cause autism? Is it OK to skip certain vaccines? Get the facts on these and other common questions. Childhood vaccines protect children from a variety of serious or potentially fatal diseases, including diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and others. If these diseases seem uncommon -- or even unheard of [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 2, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Reappearance of Victorian Era Diseases Highlight Importance of Clinical Laboratory Vigilance
As admissions for scarlet fever, whooping cough, scurvy, and other “Dickensian Era” diseases rise, medical laboratories must continue to consider uncommon causes when performing tests and providing data to physicians developing treatment plans Resurgence in once-rare diseases and conditions in both the United Kingdom and the United States highlight the importance of recognizing the unlikely […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - March 29, 2019 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Source Type: news

Whooping cough case at Texas Capitol leads to vaccinations
Texas health officials say nearly 50 people in the Texas Capitol have received vaccinations after a page in the House chamber became infected with whooping cough (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

CDC says whooping cough has mutated, making the vaccine less effective 
A new report from the CDC has found that the bacteria that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis, has undergone genetic changes between 2000 and 2013. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Genetic Shifts in Bordetella May Explain Surge in Pertussis Genetic Shifts in Bordetella May Explain Surge in Pertussis
The recent uptick in whooping cough may be explained, in part, by genetic shifts in Bordetella that reduce the efficacy of the pertussis vaccine, according to a new study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 14, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

It's not just measles: Mumps, whooping cough and other vaccine-preventable diseases are still in the US
She walked into the emergency room with an infant in her arms. "My baby, please help my baby," she said between sobs. I followed her into the room and asked what her baby's name was and whether I could hold her. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Whooping cough outbreak declared at Moncton High School
There are five diagnosed cases at the school, but a health officer suspects there are others that have not been diagnosed. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/New Brunswick Source Type: news

Add Whooping Cough To The Growing List Of Vaccine-Preventable Epidemics
In the midst of measles and flu epidemics, we are also seeing pertussis (whooping cough) come back. Anti-vaccination proponents have been the source of many outbreaks to date. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 27, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Nina Shapiro, Contributor Source Type: news

Whooping cough outbreak spreads in LA - hitting 30 teens at exclusive private school 
60 teens got whooping cough in LA County since November. But now, 30 cases have sprung up at Harvard-Westlake, with students being sent home from the $40,000-a-year school. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pertussis (whooping cough)
This article reviews the management of pertussis and outlines recent evidence and guidance on prevention through vaccination. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Medical News Today: What to know about whooping cough in adults
This article discusses the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of whooping cough in adults. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory Source Type: news

Victorian disease warning: Infectious diseases on the rise in UK - signs you should know
SCARLET FEVER, gout, whooping cough and other so-called Victorian diseases are on the rise in the UK. These are the signs and symptoms of the infectious diseases you should know about - are you at risk of a virus or bacterial infection? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Whopping Numbers on Whooping Cough
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - December 27, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, News, Source Type: news

Whopping Numbers on Whooping Cough
THURSDAY, Dec. 27, 2018 -- The return of measles made headlines in recent years, but it ' s not the only disease that poses a particular threat to kids that has experienced a resurgence. Another is pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough because... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 27, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news