Whooping cough cases surge in Texas, across country in 2024, DSHS says
Pertussis cases in Texas have tripled this year. DSHS urges vaccination and early treatment to prevent severe complications, especially in young children.
Texas DSHS reports significant increase in whooping cough cases
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a sharp rise in pertussis (whooping cough) cases in 2024, with the number of cases so far this year nearly tripling compared to the same period in 2023. This increase is part ...
State tracking increase in whooping cough, pneumonia
State health officials are monitoring increasing cases of whooping cough and pneumonia.Children and adolescents are primarily affected by those bacterial respiratory illnesses,<a class="excerpt-read-m
Mass. tracking rise in cases of whooping cough and pneumonia
Massachusetts health officials are monitoring increasing cases of whooping cough and pneumonia. Children and adolescents are primarily affected by those bacterial respiratory illnesses, Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said Wednesday as he urged clinicians and families to be on the lookout for potential symptoms.
Health officials issue warning about increase in whooping cough cases
The Iredell County Health Department is warning about the increase in whooping cough cases. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection. It can cause serious coughing fits in infants and children.
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Whooping Cough Cases Surge in Texas and Across the U.S. as Officials Urge Vaccinations with Schools Reopening
Texas sees a significant rise in whooping cough cases, with a similar trend nationwide, prompting health officials to urge ...
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How to Know If You Need a Whooping Cough Vaccine As Cases Rise
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious illness. It’s highly contagious, can leave you with a hacking cough for months, and is especially dangerous to babies. The CDC reports that ...
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Galveston County sees rise in Whooping Cough cases, urges vaccinations
According to Texas Health and Human Services, Pertussis commonly occurs in three to five-year cycles. The last state-wide peak was in 2013 when 3,985 confirmed cases were reported. DSHS's most ...
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Whooping cough cases up tenfold in Maryland
Whooping cough, formally known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection that affects the respiratory tract. Physicians say its early symptoms can resemble those of the common cold, including a cough ...
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WHOOPING COUGH | MDHHS urging people to get pertussis vaccine as cases rise
LANSING, Mich. — Health officials in Michigan are urging people to stay up to date with the pertussis vaccine as cases are on the rise this year. The Michigan Department of Health and Human ...
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Whooping Cough Is Spreading Quickly. Here’s How To Prevent It
A young boy (18 months) with a nasty cough, trying to catch his breath. Pertussis, also know as whooping cough, has surged this year, particularly during the back-to-school period, as my colleague ...
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Vaccination is the best safeguard against whooping cough
A: Whooping cough is a highly contagious upper-respiratory infection. Also known as pertussis, it poses a particular threat to infants. You're hearing about it right now because the disease is on ...
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Video: Understanding whooping cough
Cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, continue to rise in the U.S. New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show nearly 18,000 cases through Oct. 5.
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GSK's Boostrix for pertussis cleared by FDA for use in pregnancy
The FDA has approved use of GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix (Tdap) vaccine for use during the third trimester of pregnancy, for prevention of pertussis (whooping cough) in infants younger than two ...
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Re-emergence of Pertussis
Whooping cough, due to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite widespread pertussis immunization in childhood ...