How Moms Prevent Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Whooping cough is highly contagious. If one person has pertussis, up to 90% of people in the same house will get it. Here’s what careful moms do. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

West Virginia Lawmakers OK Bill Drawing Back One of the Strictest Child Vaccination Laws
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirements that have long been held up as among the most strict in the country. The bill was approved despite the objections of Republican Senate Health and Human Resources Chair Mike Maroney, a trained doctor, who called the bill “an embarrassment” and said he believed lawmakers were harming the state. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “I took an oath to do no harm. There’s zer...
Source: TIME: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LEAH WILLINGHAM / AP Tags: Uncategorized News Desk wire Source Type: news

Urgent warning over whooping cough as cases spike to decade high: Health chiefs beg parents to get children vaccinated against '100-day cough'
UKHSA bosses received 553 lab-confirmed reports of whooping cough cases in England alone in January. It marks a 61-fold rise on the 9 logged over the same month in 2023. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Whooping cough: UK 'Urgent warning' issued as cases of Victorian disease skyrocket
This deadly disease can lead to seizures and even death in vulnerable children. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Whooping cough warning for England, as cases rise
There have been more than 500 cases of the risky infection since the start of the year, officials warn. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Whooping cough outbreaks persist in Alberta as health officials urge vaccination
As pertussis cases continue to climb, Albertans are being warned to ensure their children are up-to-date on their immunizations. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news

How to deal with suspected whooping cough cases
GP Dr Toni Hazell explains the background to the current wave of whooping cough and how this this serious infection should be managed in general practice Unfortunately some of the most impactful public health gains of the past century are currently going into reverse – as we have seen in particular with falls in vaccination... Read moreThe post How to deal with suspected whooping cough cases appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 15, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Caroline Price Tags: Paediatrics Vaccinations and infections whooping cough Source Type: news

Understanding whooping cough with a Mayo Clinic expert
Whooping cough (pertussis) is caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Some areas of the U.S. –and abroad – are seeing an uptick in whooping cough (pertussis) cases – including in parts of Wisconsin. Whooping cough is an infectious respiratory illness caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.  "This is an infection that causes quite a significant cough," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases expert with the Mayo… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 2, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

England is battling its biggest outbreak of '100 day' whooping cough in at least 10 YEARS - so how can you tell it apart from a cold?
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has received reports of 636 suspected cases of the bacterial infection of the lungs in the first three weeks of 2024 alone. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sufferers of '100-day cough' told to stay off work as cases hit decade high
Anyone with a nasty case of whooping cough is being told to stay away from school or work and take anti-biotics (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Whooping cough cases in Wales show sharp increase
Cases of whooping cough are rising rapidly in Wales for the first time in five years. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Whooping cough: my suitably Dickensian Christmas present
Prolonged coughing fits, aching muscles and howling like a water buffalo: welcome to a gloriously retro disease that we assumed had been vaccinated out of existence a century ago (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Whooping cough: my suitably Dickensian Christmas present
Prolonged coughing fits, aching muscles and howling like a water buffalo: welcome to a gloriously retro disease that we assumed had been vaccinated out of existence a century ago (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - January 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

What to know about rising cases of the'100-day cough' in the UK
Cases of the highly contagious disease have more than tripled in the UK, with experts urging pregnant women and children to get vaccinated. If you’ve had a cough that you just can’t seem to shake, you’re not alone. Cases of whooping cough - sometimes called the "100-day cough" - are on the rise in…#wales #ukhsa #nhs #hernia #oxfordvaccinegroup #universityofoxford #gayatriamirthalingam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Avoid hugging and kissing' at Christmas to prevent spread of 100 day cough, expert warns
Cases of whooping cough have tripled this winter, prompting concern from health experts. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news