About Whooping Cough Outbreaks
About Whooping Cough Outbreaks - CDC
Key points · Pertussis (whooping cough) is common in the United States, with frequent outbreaks. · Protecting people at highest risk of serious ...
Pertussis Surveillance and Trends | Whooping Cough - CDC
View pertussis data, including case counts and incidence by state and age, DTaP vaccination history of cases, and pertussis-related deaths.
Whooping cough cases are on the rise: 5 things to know
... infection known as whooping cough, or pertussis ... whooping cough, and an increased awareness of whooping cough outbreaks in our communities.
History of whooping cough: Outbreaks and vaccine timeline
1948. In the U.S., the whooping cough (pertussis), diphtheria and tetanus vaccines are combined into one licensed vaccine called the diphtheria, tetanus toxoid ...
U.S. whooping cough outbreak is the worst in a decade - NPR
America is experiencing its worst whooping cough outbreak in a decade. Experts say there's a cyclical nature to outbreaks like this but that ...
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Is on the Rise: What to Know
Whooping cough is caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The bacteria attach to tiny, hair-like extensions in the upper ...
Whooping cough outbreak: Infections have quadrupled in U.S.
Pertussis, like other respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, is an opportunistic bacterial infection. It spreads through the air, which is ...
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) – NFID
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are an estimated 24.1 million cases of whooping cough and about 160,700 deaths in ...
Whooping cough: how do we explain its resurgence in 2024 in ...
People often wrongly assume that whooping cough is a disease of the past, but WHO estimates that every year there are 40 million cases and ...
Over 9,000 cases of pertussis were reported in California during 2010, the most in over 60 years, including 10 infant deaths. In 2014, 11,209 ...
Whooping cough cases spike in the U.S., after people missed ... - NPR
Infectious diseases experts say many Americans fell behind on their whooping cough vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which they say ...
Immunizations: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Data and statistics · As of November 8, 2024, Wisconsin has 1,596 confirmed cases statewide. · Sixty-four counties have had at least one case since January 1, ...
As global cases of whooping cough rise, PAHO calls on countries to ...
Washington D.C. 24 July 2024 (PAHO) – In light of an increase in whooping cough (pertussis) cases globally and in some countries of the ...
Whooping cough spikes, especially among unvaccinated teens
On Thursday, the CDC reported that 14,569 cases of whooping cough had been confirmed so far in 2024. That's a significant increase over last ...
Whooping cough wave now worst in almost a decade amid back-to ...
A total of 291 cases were reported for the week ending on Sept. 14, the CDC says. New York has reported the most cases this week of any state, ...
What to know about whooping cough symptoms and spread amid ...
Whooping cough may bear cold-like symptoms, but they take five to 10 days to appear after exposure to Bordetella pertussis and may take up to three weeks to ...
Emergence of whooping cough: notes from three early epidemics in ...
We present three related epidemics, happening almost a century earlier, which shed light on the initial spread and potential origins of whooping cough.
Whooping cough outbreak hits CA as U.S. cases surge to ... - ABC7
California is seeing an outbreak in whooping cough cases, an illness that can be scary to parents as kids develop disturbing respiratory ...
Nearly 170 whooping cough cases reported in two months
People with whooping cough are contagious as soon as their first cold-like symptoms begin, so they can spread the illness to others before ...
Whooping cough - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. In many people, it's marked by a severe hacking cough followed by a ...