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6 ημέρες πριν · Pertussis surveillance reports. View pertussis data, including case counts and incidence by state and age, DTaP vaccination history of cases, and pertussis-related deaths. 2023 provisional report. 2022 final report. 2021 final report. These and older surveillance reports can be found at CDC Stacks.
Prevention recommendations. CDC recommends vaccination and postexposure antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent pertussis. Specific guidance includes: Postexposure antimicrobial prophylaxis. Vaccine recommendations: DTaP, Tdap, and Td.
Pertussis, or whooping cough, a bacterial respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis, is typically characterized by paroxysms of coughing with a whooping sound during inhalation. In Australia, pertussis is one of the least well-controlled vaccine-preventable diseases (1).
12 Αυγ 2015 · The cough illness associated with pertussis can be quite severe and the disease debilitating in persons of all ages, but illness and death rates remain highest among young infants, especially those too young to be directly protected by vaccination.
CDC tracks pertussis cases through a national system and enhanced surveillance activities. Several test methods can be used to diagnose pertussis. CDC has a laboratory focused on innovative research related to pertussis and diphtheria. Pertussis remains one of the leading causes of vaccine-preventable deaths worldwide.
22 Ιουλ 2024 · People with whooping cough are most contagious in the first two weeks after the cough begins. Treating whooping cough early with antibiotics may make the infection less serious. It can also help prevent spreading whooping cough to family, friends, and co-workers.
30 Σεπ 2021 · Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a respiratory infection caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Classic pertussis is a cough illness that may last for many weeks and is marked by paroxysms of repeated coughs that end with a gasping “whoop.”
