Whooping Cough
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Medinfo
Easy to understand information for patients on whooping cough including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
Dr. Reddy's Pediatric Office on the Web
Cause, treatment, and information on thimerosal and whooping cough vaccines.
Calgary Regional Health Authority.
Complications, symptoms, when to call the doctor, prevention and vaccines for whooping cough.
Pertussis Fact Sheet
Symptoms, potential complications, how it is spread, who gets it, treatment, and prevention. By the Seattle and King County.
Lowell General Hospital
General information about perutissis.
Pediatric Database - Pertussis
Definition, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, investigations, and management.
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.
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.
WHALE
Articles on whooping cough or varicella: therapies and vaccination.
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.
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.
ASTDHPPHE
Questions and answers on pertussis by the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education.
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]
Immunization Action Coalition
Photograph of child suffering from whooping cough which may be used for displays, brochures, posters, color prints, and presentations.
Adam.com - Pertussis
Definition, causes, incidence, risk factors, and immunization information for whooping cough.
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Provides general information, signs and symptoms, and treatments. Includes a guide as to when to call a doctor.
WebMD, Inc.
General information about whooping cough and vaccination.