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The Pertussis, or whooping cough vaccination is called the DTaP for children and the vaccination for adolescents and adults is called the the Tdap. Both protect against whooping cough, tetanus, and diphtheria.
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∙ 12y agoIt's difficult to imagine a more contagious disease than whooping cough. If one person in the family has whooping cough, each person in the house has up to a 90% chance of catching it too. Preventing whooping cough starts by recognizing how young children usually catch the bacteria: from other family members. In most cases, it's a parent or sibling that passes pertussis to a child
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∙ 10y agoYes, the vaccination for whooping cough is called the Pertussis vaccination. You can get the vaccination from your local health department or doctors office.
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∙ 10y agoyes most of the time
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Prevention from whooping cough?
In the UK all children are immunized agains whooping cough in their childhood immunisations therefore preventing whooping cough.
Can a whooping cough be trated by antibiotics?
Yes. While prevention via vaccination is recommended, if one does contract Whooping Cough (AKA Pertussis) antibiotics are administered to shorten the duration of the infection. Three of the main antibiotics prescriped for Whooping Cough are Azithromycin, Erythromycin, and Clarithromycin
What disease has the symptoms of short fast coughs ending with a whoop sound?
It is called Pertussis or "Whooping Cough".
What shape is whooping cough?
the shape of whooping cough
How do you know you have Whooping cough?
If ur cough makes a whooping sound when u breathe in or cough
Where in the world does whooping cough occur?
Every where in the world you will find whooping cough.
Use whooping cough in a sentence?
We were up all night with a baby who has the whooping cough.
When did the whooping cough start?
Whooping cough began January 2010. It began with infants and newborns.
Does cvs give whooping cough shots?
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Pertussis is the medical name for what?
The medical term, pertussis, is what causes whooping cough. Whooping cough is coughing uncontrollably, then gasping for air, which is caused by Bordetella pertussis.
Is it whooping cough when you cough a lot and your back hurts?
You are in pain with the whooping cough because your parents did not get you vaccinated.
Where can you find information about diagnosis of whooping cough?
i don't know but i know lots of things about whooping cough
