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Guidance on public health strategies to prevent pertussis infection. Surveillance CDC tracks pertussis cases through a national system and enhanced surveillance activities.
- About Pertussis
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a very...
- About Pertussis
24 Σεπ 2024 · CDC recommends whooping cough (pertussis) vaccination for babies, children, preteens, pregnant women, and adults. Talk to your or your child's healthcare or vaccine provider if you have questions about whooping cough vaccines. Vaccines your family may need.
26 Ιουν 2024 · CDC recommends whooping cough (pertussis) vaccination for everyone. Whooping cough vaccines are the best way to protect against whooping cough. These vaccines work well, but protection fades over time. Talk to a vaccine provider if you have questions about whooping cough vaccines.
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 (whooping cough) is a serious disease for babies. Adults and older children can spread pertussis to babies. Pertussis is very contagious. It can cause serious illness. and even death. About half of infants who get the disease are hospitalized.
Whooping cough—or pertussis—is a very serious respiratory (in the . lungs and breathing tubes) infection caused by the pertussis bacteria. It causes violent coughing you can’t stop. Whooping cough is most . harmful for young babies and can be deadly. The DTaP vaccine protects against whooping cough. What are the symptoms of whooping cough?
The best way to prevent whooping cough in preteens and teens is through a booster dose of the whooping cough vaccine, called Tdap. All kids should get a booster when they are 11 or 12. If your adolescent hasn’t gotten the vaccine yet, talk to their health care provider about getting it right away.
