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"Whooping Cough"
Clinical Trials — Safety and Immunogenicity of Tdap Vaccine Compared to DTaP Vaccine in Children 4 to 6 Years of Age Biological: Tdap (Tetanus Toxoid Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid/Acellular Pertussis); Biological: DTaP (Diphtheria & Tetanus Toxoids & Acellular ...More…
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Whooping cough
Mayo Clinic — Whooping cough - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this vaccine-preventable lung infection. Whooping cough - known medically as pertussis - is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. Although it initially resembles an ...More…
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The Woes of Whooping Cough
Kids Health — Kids who have whooping cough make a "whoop" sound when they cough. Find out more in this article for kids. Everyone's had a cough before, right? Coughs often come with a cold. And they usually go away without causing too much trouble. But .. ...More…
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Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Kids Health — Pertussis is characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a whooping sound when the person breathes in. It can be prevented with the pertussis vaccine, part of the DTaP immunization. Whooping cough - or pertussis - is an infection of the ...More…
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Whooping Cough or Pertussis
Centers for Disease Control — Percent of children ages 19-35 months with 4 or more doses of DTP/DT/DTaP vaccination: 85% (2006) Number of new whooping cough cases: 15,632 (2006) Cases per 100,000 population: 5.3 (2006) Pertussis hospitalizations in young children Centers for ...More…
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Whooping cough
Mayo Clinic — Whooping cough - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this vaccine-preventable lung infection. Whooping cough - known medically as pertussis - is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. Although it initially resembles an ...More…
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Pertussis and the DTaP Vaccine
American Medical Association — Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a very contagious respiratory tract infection caused by a bacterium called Bordetella pertussis. It can infect people of any age, but the infection can be very serious in infants. Complications of a ...More…
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Pertusis (Tos convulsa)
Kids Health — La pertusis, también conocida como "tos convulsa", es una infección del sistema respiratorio provocada por la bacteria Bordetella pertusis (o B. pertusis). Se caracteriza por accesos severos de tos que terminan en un sonido "ululante" ...More…
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Diphtheria
Centers for Disease Control — Diphtheria is an acute bacterial disease caused by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. There are four biotypes: gravis, mitis, intermedius and belfanti (1). Toxin-producing strains of C. ulcerans may also cause a diphtheria-like ...More…
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Vaccines: HOME page for Vaccines and Immunizations site
Centers for Disease Control — Vaccine-preventable disease levels are at or near record lows. However, we cannot take high immunization coverage levels for granted. To continue to protect America's children and adults, we must obtain maximum immunization coverage in all ...More…
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National Institute of Allergy — NIAID Web Site Redesign NIAID E-mail Updates Joint Statement on Food Allergy Awareness Week Flu (Influenza) Food Allergy NIAID Media Availability: Scientists Develop Mathematical Model to Predict the Immune Response to Influenza May 13, 2009 May ...More…
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