Hundreds Fill Whooping Cough Clinic Aug 13, 2010
Hundreds Fill Manteca Whooping Cough Clinic - Photos - KCRA Sacramento ... Hundreds Fill Manteca Whooping Cough Clinic. (KCRA 3, CA)
Protect your family against whooping cough Aug 11, 2010
Health officials are reminding parents there's something else your family may need to consider before the first school bell rings: a vaccination against whooping cough. Health officials across the United States are disturbed by an increase in cases of whooping cough (pertussis), a highly contagious disease that can be prevented with a vaccination. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Public urged to make sure vaccinations are up to date Aug 10, 2010
In California, a current outbreak of pertussis - commonly known as whooping cough - is the state's worst in 50 years and has led to the death of six infants, the Health Department reported. It is especially important for parents of newborns to be vaccinated so they do not pass pertussis to their infants. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Get kids vaccinated before school starts Aug 10, 2010
Children ages 4 to 6 should get the fifth shot of the DTaP vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, or whooping cough ... Students starting middle school should get the Tdap vaccine against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, or whooping cough ... Current whooping cough outbreaks make this shot preferred over the Td booster, which covers only tetanus and diphtheria. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Rite Aid stores to vaccinate against whooping cough Aug 10, 2010
MONTGOMERY, AL - Patients needing vaccination for pertussis (whooping cough), which the Alabama Department of Health is now requiring for all students 11 and older entering sixth grade in Alabama schools, can get the shot at local Rite Aid stores ... KNOW WHAT WHOOPING COUGH SOUNDS LIKE ... Before the introduction of the pertussis vaccine in the 1940s, whooping cough was blamed annually for 200,000 cases of illness and 4,000 deaths. (WSFA.com, AL)
Whooping Cough Case Shuts Down Spring Valley Day Care Aug 7, 2010
SAN DIEGO -- San Diego's Health Department shut down a day care center Friday after at least one child tested positive for whooping cough ... Duty said the girl's whooping cough went undiagnosed ... There have been about 300 cases of whooping cough in San Diego County so far in 2010, which is more than double the amount seen in all of 2009. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Immunizations a part of return to school Aug 6, 2010
Depending on the child s grade level, vaccinations are required for a number of diseases, including varicella (chicken pox), pertussis (whooping cough), measles and hepatitis A and B. Dr. Jeannine Griffin, medical advisor for Calhoun County Independent School District, said that immunizations are important for the health of the child as well as those they come in contact with. For example, pertussis in an older person is not a bad thing to have, but if an infant gets pertussis, it can be... (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Spread of Whooping Cough Raises Concern Aug 6, 2010
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Amidst the largest outbreak of whooping cough in decades, public health officials in California are urging residents, particularly pregnant women and those who come into contact with infants, to make sure they're immunized for the highly contagious disease. With the incidence of whooping cough also higher than last year in Michigan, South Carolina, Ohio and upstate New York, there's growing concern whooping cough will continue to spread, said Jennifer Liang,... (MEDLINEplus)
24 Whooping Cough Cases Seen In Lancaster County Aug 4, 2010
-- The whooping cough bacteria have shown a strong presence in the area, with Lancaster County confirming 24 cases of the cough ... Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, starts as a cold and is extremely contagious during the first two to three weeks of coughing. (7 KETV Omaha)
Officials: Whooping Cough Cases Rise Aug 3, 2010
-- The whooping cough epidemic in California is showing no signs of letting up, and health officials are urging people to get vaccinated ... San Diego County health officials said last week that a month-old baby boy died of whooping cough ... The death marks at least the seventh infant to die of whooping cough this year in California. (KCRA 3, CA)
Letter: Combat whooping cough Aug 2, 2010
It saddens and alarms me that the deadly infectious disease called whooping cough has peaked in California. My mother's sister, Dr. Pearl Kendrick, a microbiologist, developed whooping cough vaccine in the late 1930s ... At its height, whooping cough claimed more than 6,000 lives each year in the U.S. Since 1943 and the early 1960s the incidence of this horrendous disease plummeted to less than 5 percent of the 1930s' rate. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Whooping cough found in Amish community Aug 1, 2010
(AP) -- Health officials have identified six cases of whooping cough among a northeast Missouri Amish community in the past week ... Whooping cough, or pertussis, has symptoms that are similar to a common cold and can be highly contagious ... They say the best way to avoid whooping cough is to be vaccinated against the disease, which can cause severe illness or even death if left untreated. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
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Whooping cough found in Amish community News Tribune -State News ... Whooping cough found in Amish community ... (AP) -- Health officials have identified six cases of whooping cough among a northeast Missouri Amish community in the past week. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Vaccines: The good and bad of science Aug 1, 2010
Measles, mumps, German measles, whooping cough, are some viruses that can be controlled with herd immunity through vaccination. However, the vaccine refusal movement seems to be causing an alarming number of whooping cough (pertussis) cases around the country. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Mom Hopes Baby Isn't Latest Whooping Cough Case Jul 31, 2010
SAN DIEGO -- Local doctors said a six-month-old baby might be the latest whooping cough case in San Diego County ... Nurses said the baby had a runny nose, and his heavy breathing was a sign he could have whooping cough, also known as pertussis ... Whooping cough is now considered a statewide epidemic, and it has already claimed the life of an infant in San Diego. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Whooping Cough Death Reported In San Diego Jul 30, 2010
Newborn Dies From Whooping Cough, Health Officials Say ... SAN DIEGO -- San Diego County health officials say a month-old baby boy has died of whooping cough ... The death reported Thursday marks at least the seventh infant to die of whooping cough this year in California. (KSBW 8, CA)
San Diego infant dies of whooping cough Jul 30, 2010
Early symptoms of whooping cough can resemble a cold ... Californias whooping cough epidemic turned tragic in San Diego this week with the death of a 1-month-old boy who was being treated at Rady Childrens Hospital ... The death was the first from whooping cough, known as pertussis, in San Diego County since 2001. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Vaccine Scares May Do More Harm Than Previously Believed to a Population's 'Herd Immunity' Jul 30, 2010
The finding, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, comes amidst one of the worst pertussis outbreaks in 50 years, in which 1,500 Californians have contracted whooping cough. Public health officials have cited reduced vigilance in vaccinating against the disease, which sickens 90 percent of those exposed to it. (Science Daily)
Country-wide whooping cough outbreaks raise health fears Jul 29, 2010
Whooping cough outbreaks raise health fears - Health - Infectious diseases - msnbc. com. (MSNBC -- Health)
Remedies for a Baby's Cough Jul 28, 2010
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, *"Whooping Cough," (accessed July 27, 2010). St. John Providence Health System, *"Babies Warning Signs," (accessed July 27, 2010). (Suite101.com)
Mother's crusade began the night her baby stopped breathing Jul 28, 2010
But ''within an hour and a half'' of his diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio vaccinations, she said Matthew was ''screaming ... We've all had whooping cough and they've all had chicken pox,'' Ms Dorey said ... TEN months after the state government promised it would launch a ''social marketing campaign'' to warn parents of the dangers of whooping cough, the mother of a baby who died from the illness is angry that little has been done. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Still no warning on whooping cough Jul 28, 2010
TEN months after the state government promised it would launch a ''social marketing campaign'' to warn parents of the dangers of whooping cough, the mother of a baby who died from the illness is angry that little has been done ... I can't get a straight answer and I worry that another baby will die because parents are not informed about whooping cough,'' she said yesterday ... In numerous consultations, she said, ''I still wasn't told about whooping cough. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Key Milestone Towards the Development of a New Clinically Useful Antibiotic Jul 28, 2010
9, 2009) Scientists have identified the structure of a key component of the bacteria behind such diseases as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and Legionnaires' disease. The research sheds light on how. (Science Daily)
Vaccine campaign plea: parents who lost baby Dana stonewalled by government Jul 27, 2010
died from whooping cough aged four weeks ... In March last year, Toni and David McCaffery lost their four-week-old baby Dana to whooping cough ... Ms McCaffery said the AVN campaign, which began just days after Dana's death, claiming the baby girl had not died of whooping cough, had shaken her to the core. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
VACCINES: Whooping cough returns in kids as parents skip shots Jul 27, 2010
Whooping cough returns in kids as parents skip vaccines - USATODAY.com ... Whooping cough returns in kids as parents skip vaccines ... Nurse Vickie Porter prepares a syringe of pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria and tetanus vaccine for a 4-year-old at the Caddo Parish Health Unit in Shreveport, La. (USA Today -- News)
California whooping cough outbreak largest in decades Jul 27, 2010
Dr. Juan Ruiz, of the California Department of Public Health, speaks at a CDC news conference earlier in July to publicize a recent, sharp increase in the number of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases ... By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY In the midst of what could be the largest whooping cough outbreak in more than 50 years and the death of six infants under 3 months of age California health officials are recommending booster shots for nearly everyone in the state, especially health care workers, parents... (USA Today -- News)
VACCINES: The best defense against some diseases Jul 26, 2010
As USA TODAY reported Wednesday, chicken pox, measles, mumps and whooping cough are not distant, forgotten diseases ... Right now, in fact, several states are experiencing outbreaks of whooping cough, or pertussis. (USA Today -- News)
Students require new vaccine as pertussis cases rise Jul 22, 2010
Pertussis is commonly referred to as whooping cough ... The number of reported pertussis (whooping cough) cases in Alabama in all ages has increased from 68 in 2008 to 315 in 2009. (WSFA.com, AL)
6th Whooping Cough Death Confirmed In Calif. Jul 21, 2010
6th Whooping Cough Death Confirmed In Calif ... 6th Whooping Cough Death Confirmed In Calif ... Whooping Cough Declared Epidemic In Calif. (KSBW 8, CA)
Whooping Cough Cases Confirmed in Ga. Jul 21, 2010
Whooping Cough Cases Confirmed in Ga ... Some 00004000 Georgia health officials are warning parents to vaccinate children after cases of whooping cough have increased in Georgia ... Health officials are looking into cases of possible whooping cough, or pertussis, in Tift, Turner and Grady counties. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
State health department urges whooping cough vaccines Jul 20, 2010
State health officials want women in their childbearing years and seniors to get immunized against whooping cough as California's epidemic grows. As of Friday, at least 1,496 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been found statewide, a fivefold increase over the same period last year, said state Department of Public Health epidemiologist Dr. Gil Chavez ... Five Californians have died of whooping cough this year all were Latino babies under 3 months of age who were too young to be... (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Barrow pairing votes with vaccinations Jul 19, 2010
The T-DAP - a combination tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough vaccine Kristal is giving out to people between 18 and 65 - usually costs $75, she said. "I'm not insured right now, and we're having a hard time," said Crystal Martinez. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Bed Bugs Hit VICTORIA'S SECRET... Jul 17, 2010
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Home lighting has an illuminating past Jul 17, 2010
A Vapo-Cresoline lamp from the 1800s that burned a "terrible"-smelling liquid that would supposedly cure whooping cough, nasal congestion, hay fever, influenza, even animal diseases. "The box is hilarious," Stanton says. (Florida Today)
Cases Of Whooping Cough Surpass '09 Numbers Jul 15, 2010
SAN DIEGO -- The number of cases of whooping cough in San Diego County so far this year has surpassed the level for all of 2009, it was announced Wednesday. So far this year, there have been 183 cases of whooping cough locally, compared to 143 last year, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency ... The HHSA reported 13 new cases of whooping cough in San Diego County this week. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
More local whooping cough cases Jul 15, 2010
Thirteen new cases of whooping cough have been diagnosed in San Diego County in what state officials have said is an epidemic year for the highly contagious disease ... Last year, there were a total of 143 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, reported in San Diego County, Christensen said Wednesday. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Whooping cough: Clearing the air Jul 13, 2010
With a wheezing city and the recent declaration of a whooping cough epidemic in California, many might be left wondering what causes these pestilent plumes and how - if at all possible - we can get rid of them ... Despite the recent media focus on California's whooping cough epidemic, Khazeni says that in the majority of cases with adults, the ailment - typically characterized by a persistent cough, fever and occasionally a "whooping" sound - is not particularly serious ... Many adults are... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Help Sought for Whooping Cough Outbreak Jul 12, 2010
Whooping Cough Outbreak: Docs Look to Legislators for Help - ABC News ... Docs Look to Legislators to Ease Whooping Cough Outbreak. (ABC News)
Whooping Cough Hits Central Valley Jul 10, 2010
-- California's top doctor has called whooping cough an epidemic in the state, and some Central Valley communities are being especially hard-hit. San Joaquin County reported two cases of whooping cough in the first six months of last year, but 19 cases for the first part of this year ... "This new vaccine is available for older children and adults that protects people against whooping cough. If we can get a lot of people vaccinated, we can start to decrease the amount of whooping cough for the... (KCRA 3, CA)
Whooping cough Jul 10, 2010
Msnbc's Alex Witt talks with Dr. Max Wiznitzer. Nov. 17: Experts on swine flu are testifying before a Senate committee about distribution of the H1N1 vaccine to where it is most needed. (MSNBC -- Health)
Whooping cough on the rise Jul 10, 2010
A whooping cough epidemic sweeping California has killed five infants this year, and health officials are urging the public to make sure all family members and caregivers are up-to-date on their vaccinations. Epidemiologists said a key to breaking what has been a three- to five-year cycle of epidemics for whooping cough may be a booster shot that became available in 2005 for middle-school children and adults ... Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection that... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A shot in the arm may keep whooping cough away Jul 10, 2010
The Campbell County Public Health Department offered a free clinic from 4 to 7 p.m. for anyone in need of the whooping cough vaccine ... Published: Friday, July 9, 2010 12:30 PM MDT Sparked by a pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic in California that caused at least 900 reported cases and five infant deaths, the Wyoming Department of Health is recommending people get vaccines for themselves and children ... The name whooping cough is derived from the whooping sound the person... (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Record Cases Of Whooping Cough In Kern County Jul 9, 2010
-- Whooping cough cases are sky high in Kern County ... Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection characterized by violent coughing fits that have been known to crack ribs and kill babies. (KERO 23, CA)
Whooping cough vaccines offered Jul 5, 2010
Bay Area counties are offering free or discounted whooping cough vaccines to adolescents and adults as the bacterial infection spreads throughout California, with more than four times as many cases so far this year as last year. The state has declared the whooping cough outbreak an epidemic ... Public health officials note that many more people are assumed to be sick with whooping cough, but not diagnosed. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Local Health Officials Concerned About Outbreak Of Shigellosis Jul 3, 2010
babies/kids that have not got their shots are dying in California from whooping cough. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
No autism link: Get kids shots Jul 1, 2010
Rahul Parikh: Before vaccines, polio, measles, whooping cough, meningitis afflicted children ... As whooping cough cases mount in California, he says, it's clear kids need shots ... Children growing up in that era were at risk for like polio, measles, whooping cough, meningitis, and many other diseases that infect, maim and kill without prejudice or warning. (CNN -- US)
I was reading a news article on the Internet. It talked about a whooping cough vaccine and about having clinics for the whooping cough vaccine, which is basically booster shots. It also said for parents to get them too. So I was wondering if we were going to have any clinics here in the Valley. And it also said this is our newest and fastest epidemic in the Golden State. I think this is very important for others to know about, thank you Probe. — C.S., Brawley'>Will whooping cough vaccines be available in the Valley? Jun 30, 2010
Any whooping cough vaccine in Valley ... It talked about a whooping cough vaccine and about having clinics for the whooping cough vaccine, which is basically booster shots. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Jeff Gordon: 'I'm going to ruffle some feathers' Jun 30, 2010
Gordon was fully in nice-guy mode Tuesday at an event sponsored by the March of Dimes and vaccine-maker Sanofi Pasteur, encouraging adults to be vaccinated against whooping cough to prevent the spread of the disease to infants. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Vaccination role unclear in whooping cough outbreak Jun 29, 2010
Whooping cough spreading in CaliforniaSTORY HIGHLIGHTS. There have been 910 recorded cases of whooping cough in California as of June 15 ... (CNN) -- Whooping cough, declared an epidemic in California last week, may look like just a cold or a persistent cough in adults. (CNN -- Health)
Looking for whooping cough cause Jun 29, 2010
Vaccination role unclear in whooping cough outbreak - CNN.com ... Vaccination role unclear in whooping cough outbreak ... Whooping cough spreading in CaliforniaSTORY HIGHLIGHTS. (CNN)
Shortage Of Whooping Cough Vaccine Amidst Epidemic Jun 29, 2010
-- The State Department of Public Health recently declared whooping cough an epidemic, pleading with the public to get vaccinated ... Families and infants have been flocking to clinics in search for the vaccine against pertussis, also known as whooping cough ... Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that attacks the respiratory system. (KERO 23, CA)
Health Department Jun 28, 2010
Whooping cough is now an epidemic in California, and is on pace to break a 50-year record for infections for the year. Sponsored Links. (MSNBC -- Health)
Combination MMRV vaccine linked with 2-fold risk of seizures Jun 28, 2010
Recent published studies found children of parents who refuse vaccines are nine times more likely to get chickenpox and 23 times more likely to get whooping cough compared to fully immunized children. A study published last year found that herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chicken pox. (EurekAlert!)
State Declares Whooping Cough Epidemic Jun 26, 2010
-- The number of cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, has quadrupled this year compared to all of last year, causing state health officials to declare an epidemic ... Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that attacks the respiratory system ... Saraff said those that do get sick are often misdiagnosed as having bronchitis or pneumonia because whooping cough is often thought of as a child's illness. (KERO 23, CA)
Doctors: Whooping Cough Vaccine Expensive Jun 26, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- California's potentially record whooping cough epidemic has spotlighted complaints by some rural doctors that vaccines to prevent that disease and others are too expensive to provide ... The group has proposed legislation to require insurers to pay administration costs for vaccines, including the whooping cough vaccine. (KSBW 8, CA)
WHOOPING COUGH: Vaccine urged for new moms Jun 26, 2010
Whooping cough vaccine urged for new moms - USATODAY.com ... Whooping cough vaccine urged for new moms ... By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Doctors should routinely give all new mothers a vaccine to protect their newborns from whooping cough, a sometimes deadly illness that has made a recent comeback, according to a study in today's Obstetrics & Gynecology. (USA Today -- News)
Whooping cough epidemic hits California Jun 26, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Whooping cough is now an epidemic in California, and is on pace to break a 50-year record for infections for the year ... WHOOPING COUGH: MISSED VACCINES: YOUR HEALTH ... This year's surge in cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a fourfold increase from the same period last year, when 219 cases were recorded. (USA Today -- News)
Whooping Cough Vaccinations Encouraged Jun 25, 2010
LAS VEGAS -- A whooping cough epidemic in California has local health officials urging valley residents to get vaccinated against the highly contagious respiratory disease. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, can be deadly for infants under 12 months especially if they are too young to be vaccinated ... Local health officials report a few cases of whooping cough in southern Nevada, but say that's not unusual. (KLAS-TV)
Whooping cough reported in Calaveras Jun 25, 2010
The Calaveras County Public Health Department has reported a case of pertussis (whooping cough) in a 66-year-old resident of Angels Camp. On June 18, the California Department of Public Health declared that a pertussis epidemic is in progress, however this is the first case of pertussis reported in the county for 2010. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
AOL: Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits Calif. Jun 25, 2010
Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits California ... Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits California ... AOL News (June 24) -- California health officials report whooping cough has reached an in the state, with five babies dying of the highly contagious disease and a surge in the number of infections on pace to break a 50-year record. (Time.com)
Whooping Cough Epidemic in Calif. Kills 5 Babies Jun 24, 2010
Whooping Cough Epidemic in California Kills 5 Babies - Infectious Disease - FOXNews ... Whooping Cough Epidemic in California Kills 5 Babies ... LOS ANGELES State health officials say whooping cough is now an epidemic in California and is on pace to break a 50-year record for infections and deaths for the year. (Fox News)
Health Officials: Whooping Cough An Epidemic In Calif. Jun 24, 2010
Health Officials: Whooping Cough An Epidemic In Calif ... Health Officials: Whooping Cough An Epidemic In Calif ... SAN DIEGO -- The number of cases of whooping cough in San Diego County is on the rise, and state health officials Wednesday declared the disease a epidemic stage in California. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
State sees whooping cough increase Jun 21, 2010
California sees increase in whooping cough cases - CNN.com ... California sees increase in whooping cough cases ... California health officials say whooping cough has led to five deaths. (CNN)
California sees increase in whooping cough cases Jun 19, 2010
California health officials say whooping cough has led to five deaths ... (CNN) -- California health officials say there's an increase in cases of whooping cough, which is believed to have killed five people in the past few months. (CNN -- Health)
Letters to the editor Jun 14, 2010
Alarming whooping cough. As a pediatrician, I read with interest your article on whooping cough ("Bay Area sees rise in whooping cough cases," June 5) ... I agree that the rapid increase in the whooping cough (also called pertussis) cases we are seeing in the Bay Area and throughout the country is alarming. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
