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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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Whooping Cough

  • 14 WFIE, The Tri-State's News Leader: Whooping Cough - Whooping Cough, Definition. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a respiratory disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. Description.
  • Adam.com - Pertussis - Definition, causes, incidence, risk factors, and immunization information for whooping cough.
  • ASTDHPPHE - Questions and answers on pertussis by the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education.
  • Bordetella Pertussis and Whooping Cough - Lecture topics by Kenneth Todar of the University of Wisconsin Department of Bacteriology. With introduction, pathogenesis, colonization, the toxins, regulation of virulence factors, and vaccine.
  • Calgary Regional Health Authority. - Complications, symptoms, when to call the doctor, prevention and vaccines for whooping cough.
  • Dr. Reddy's Pediatric Office on the Web - Cause, treatment, and information on thimerosal and whooping cough vaccines.
  • eMedicine - Bacterial Pneumonia - Article covering clinical information, diagnosis, and treatment. Includes prescribing information, pictures and X-rays.
  • First Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Approved For Infants - Article about the Food and Drug Administration's announcement on licensing the first acellular pertussis vaccine for use in infants and children two months of age and older for the primary series of immunizations. [Kidsource.com]
  • GNN News Article - Three Genomes and Whooping Cough - With the goal of developing new vaccines against whooping cough, scientists have sequenced the genome of the bacterium that causes the disease and discovered a
  • Guidelines for the Control of Pertussis in Australia - Synopsis of the communicable diseases intelligence technical report series number 1 endorsed by the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia and New Zealand.
  • HPA - Infections | Topics AZ | Whooping Cough (Pertussis) - Whooping Cough (Pertussis). This is a vaccine preventable disease for which there is a national immunisation programme in the UK.
  • Immunization Action Coalition - Photograph of child suffering from whooping cough which may be used for displays, brochures, posters, color prints, and presentations.
  • Introduction: Whooping Cough - WrongDiagnosis.com - Introduction to Whooping Cough as a medical condition including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis.
  • Lowell General Hospital - General information about perutissis.
  • Medical Library: Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Pertussis, commonly known as "whooping cough," is an infection of the respiratory tract caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria.
  • Medinfo - Easy to understand information for patients on whooping cough including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
  • NCHS - FASTATS - Whooping Cough - Whooping Cough. (Data are for US for year in parentheses). Morbidity. Number of new whooping cough cases: 7,580 (2001). Cases per 100,000 population: 2.7 (2001).
  • Open Directory - Health: Conditions and Diseases: Respiratory ... - Bordetella Pertussis and Whooping Cough - Lecture topics by Kenneth Todar of the University of Wisconsin Department of Bacteriology.
  • Pediatric Database - Pertussis - Definition, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, investigations, and management.
  • PERTUSSIS (WHOOPING COUGH) - PERTUSSIS (WHOOPING COUGH). A child with Whooping Cough can have difficulty eating, drinking, or even breathing. (more about the symptoms and way its spread).
  • Pertussis (whooping cough) - Whooping cough is caused by a bacterium called Bordetela pertussis. It is easily caught from someone who already has whooping cough.
  • Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - Provides general information, signs and symptoms, and treatments. Includes a guide as to when to call a doctor.
  • Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Fact Sheet - Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Fact Sheet. PDF Version for this Fact Sheet. Pertussis is a disease of the lungs and throat caused by a bacterium
  • Pertussis Fact Sheet - Symptoms, potential complications, how it is spread, who gets it, treatment, and prevention. By the Seattle and King County.
  • Sanger Centre : Bordetella Pertussis - Project performed in collaboration with Duncan Maskell and Andrew Preston of the Centre for Veterinary Science, Dept. of Clinical Veterinary medicine, The University of Cambridge. Currently involved in sequencing the 3.88 Mb genome of Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough.
  • Spokane Regional Health District - Questions and answers about pertussis in children and adults.
  • Symptoms of whooping cough - sound of a child with whooping cough WITHOUT whooping. sound of a child with whooping cough WITH whooping. CLASSICAL whooping cough with lots of whooping.
  • TheDenverChannel.com - News - Colorado Whooping Cough Rate Soars - Colorado Whooping Cough Rate Soars. Doctors at Children's examined the consequences of the low vaccination numbers and discovered the whooping cough rate.
  • WHALE - Articles on whooping cough or varicella: therapies and vaccination.
  • Whooping Cough - Whooping Cough. ©2004 Timothy Paustian, University of Wisconsin-Madison. This page is no longer available.
  • Whooping Cough - Whooping Cough [up]. Whooping Cough / prevention & control Whooping Cough / prevention & control. Health Protection Agency : whooping cough,
  • Whooping Cough - Back Home Next. Whooping Cough. Childhood Infections - Whooping Cough. Whooping Cough Still at Large. Whooping Cough Facts. Pertussis (Whooping Cough).
  • Whooping Cough - Whooping Cough Diseases. Vermillion and Stafford cough. Medical research demonstrated that having whooping cough prevents asthma. One must
  • Whooping cough (0-12 months) - Even if your baby has had all her shots, there's still a small chance she could come down with whooping cough. Learn to recognize the signs.
  • WHOOPING COUGH // Medical-Conditions.org // Medical Conditions - Whooping Cough. A respiratory infection caused by BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a prolonged crowing intake of breath.
  • Whooping Cough Diagnosis and Information - Information for lay and professional people. Emphasis on how to diagnose it without lab tests. Download a sound file of typical whooping cough. Email the author for more information.
  • Whooping Cough Hub - A brief definition, followed by links to research articles, overviews, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
  • Whooping cough outbreak - Whooping cough outbreak Six weeks after a doctor diagnosed pertussis — or whooping cough — the Cook children are much better, but they are still coughing.
  • Whooping Cough: The Disease & The Vaccines - Whooping Cough, the DPT Vaccine, and Reducing Vaccine Reactions. What is Whooping Cough? A 1982 health bulletin summarized the dangers of whooping cough: