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	DHCS Media Release - Immunisation Reminder for Whooping Cough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Whooping cough is a highly infectious disease that affects both children and adults.
		Whooping cough is spread by coughing and sneezing and can infect between 70 and 100 per cent of susceptible household contacts.
		A new free combination vaccine for whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus is available for 15 to 17 year old adolescents and is being offered to 15 year old students in a school-based vaccination program in the NT.
	www.nt.gov.au /health/news/2004/news_whooping_cough.shtml (381 words)

	* Whooping cough - (Pregnancy & Parenting): Definition
		Both parents can be protected from whooping cough by being vaccinated, thereby lessening the chance of passing it on to their new baby.
		Whooping cough vaccine can be given before pregnancy or as soon as possible after the baby is born.
		Nearly eradicated by the DPT vaccine, whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that causes violent coughing, low-grade fever, and irritability.
	en.mimi.hu /pregnancy/whooping_cough.html (322 words)

	Medinfo: Whooping cough
		Whooping cough is an infection of the lungs with a bacterium known as Bordetella pertussis.
		Attacks of whooping cough may last for six weeks or more and the reason that people worry is that there is a mortality rate, but this is low and happens mainly in children under 6 months.
		There is a vaccination against whooping cough, which is offered to all babies in the UK in the early months of life, and although no medication which is effective is without potential for side effects, the likelihood of adverse effects from the vaccine is much lower than that from the condition itself.
	www.medinfo.co.uk /conditions/whoopingcough.html (521 words)

	Whooping Cough
		Whooping cough is particularly serious in children under two years of age and hospitalisation is usually necessary.
		Whooping cough is spread by direct mucous membrane (lining of nose and throat) contact with infected droplets from the nose and throat produced by coughing and sneezing.
		A person with whooping cough should be excluded from child care, preschool, school or work until 5 days after starting antibiotic treatment or if not treated, for 3 weeks from the start of symptoms.
	www.tjclark.com /bacterial_diseases/whooping_cough.htm (638 words)

	Whooping Cough
		Whooping cough (pertussis) is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, B.
		Whooping cough is a relatively mild disease in adults but has a significant mortality rate in infants.
		In countries where the vaccine is not used whooping cough is an important cause of mortality in children, with an estimated 51,000,000 cases and 600,000 deaths annually.
	textbookofbacteriology.net /pertussis.html (2907 words)

	BBC - Health - Conditions - Whooping cough in children
		A pattern of coughing spasms develops, with a series of short coughs followed by a sudden drawing-in of breath that makes the characteristic whooping sound (the whoop may not be heard in small babies).
		Whooping cough is fairly easily diagnosed by a combination of symptoms and examining a swab taken from the throat or nose for traces of the bacteria.
		When whooping cough is suspected or when children develop an unusual cough that causes vomiting or doesn't improve after a couple of days, the child should be seen by a doctor.
	www.bbc.co.uk /health/conditions/whoopingcough2.shtml (598 words)

	Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
		Whooping cough - or pertussis - is an infection of the respiratory system caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis (or B.
		Whooping cough can be prevented with the pertussis vaccine, which is part of the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis) immunization.
		If your child has been diagnosed with whooping cough and is being treated at home, seek immediate medical care if he or she has difficulty breathing or shows signs of dehydration.
	kidshealth.org /parent/infections/bacterial_viral/whooping_cough.html (1378 words)

	Pediatric Advisor 2006.2: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
		It is also called whooping cough because of the characteristic sound of the cough it causes.
		Often the coughing causes a child to vomit or his or her face to turn red or blue.
		In infants, whooping cough is a very serious illness and may require them to be hospitalized.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/pa/pa_whooping_hhg.htm (510 words)

	Whooping Cough \| AHealthyMe.com
		Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious disease which causes classic spasms (paroxysms) of uncontrollable coughing, followed by a sharp, high-pitched intake of air which creates the characteristic "whoop" of the disease's name.
		The whoop is believed to occur due to inflammation and mucous which narrow the breathing tubes, causing the patient to struggle to get air into his/her lungs; the effort results in intense exhaustion.
		The presence of a pertussis-like cough along with an increase of certain specific white blood cells (lymphocytes) is suggestive of pertussis (whooping cough).
	www.ahealthyme.com /topic/whoopingcough (1251 words)

	Whooping cough
		Whooping cough is an upper respiratory infection, which means it affects your upper airways, mostly the windpipe (trachea) and the tubes branching off from the windpipe (bronchi).
		Whooping cough is most contagious early on, but the possibility of spreading the illness remains until the infection clears completely.
		The whooping cough vaccine you receive as a child eventually wears off, leaving most teenagers and adults susceptible to the infection during an outbreak — and there continue to be regular outbreaks.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00445.html (2431 words)

	Whooping Cough
		Whooping cough is an infectious bacterial illness that affects the respiratory passages.
		Whooping cough is the most common vaccine-preventable disease among children younger than 5 years in the United States.
		Worldwide, there were over 45 million cases of whooping cough and 409,000 deaths in 1997—making this easy-to-prevent disease one of the leading causes of illness and death.
	www.emedicinehealth.com /whooping_cough/article_em.htm (166 words)

	It's Your Health - Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
		Whooping cough is the common name for Pertussis, a highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract.
		One of the main symptoms is severe coughing spells, and the disease gets its common name from the "whoop" sound people often make as they try to catch their breath after one of these coughing spells.
		The vaccine to protect against whooping cough is provided free to all young children in Canada as part of the publicly funded routine immunization schedule.
	www.hc-sc.gc.ca /iyh-vsv/diseases-maladies/cough-toux_e.html (1030 words)

	Whooping Cough: The Disease & The Vaccines
		Whooping cough or pertussis is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the B. pertussis bacterium.
		There is no medicine to cure whooping cough but antibiotics are often used to reduce the spread of the disease to others as well as treat secondary infections such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and otitis media (inner ear infections).
		Whooping cough in the underdeveloped Third World countries is still the killer it once was throughout the world in the early part of this century.
	www.909shot.com /Diseases/whooping.htm (5680 words)

	Whooping Cough News
		Whooping cough advisory issued to parents Dr. David McKeown, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health, has issued an advisory to parents of young children to be aware of the symptoms of whooping cough.
		Eleven cases of whooping cough have been confirmed by the Nevada County Public Health Department as of Thursday, highlighting the importance of childhood immunization.
		Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious disease caused by a bacteria that gets spread when an infected person sneezes or coughs.
	www.topix.net /health/whooping-cough (633 words)

	The Children's Hospital at Westmead - Parents - Whooping cough
		Whooping cough is an infection caused by a bacterium called Bordetella pertussis.
		Whooping cough is caught by being coughed on by someone with the infection, often an older child or adult who does not know they are infected.
		Whooping cough vaccine has side effects, but these are mostly minor (fever, irritability, soreness and swelling at the site of the injection) and virtually never dangerous.
	www.chw.edu.au /parents/factsheets/reswhooj.htm (534 words)

	ALL ABOUT WHOOPING COUGH
		Whooping cough is a highly infectious bacterial infection mainly occurring in children.
		Whooping cough is also dangerous in elderly people, but tends to be less severe in adolescents and adults.
		If there is an outbreak of whooping cough and your child is not immunised they will have to stay away from their kindergarten or school until the outbreak is over.
	www.mydr.com.au /default.asp?Article=2340 (1297 words)

	Whooping cough, Pertussis, Bordetella Pertussis, Acellular Pertussis Vaccine
		Whooping cough, Pertussis, Bordetella Pertussis, Acellular Pertussis Vaccine
		Whooping cough is caused by a bacterium called Bordetella Pertussis which is spread through the air when an infected person coughs.
		Whooping cough tends to spread more easily in "close-contact" situations such as among family members and in schools.
	www.drpaul.com /library/PERTUSSIS.html (572 words)

	Whooping cough (pertussis)
		Whooping cough (pertussis) is still a very serious disease when it occurs in children under the age of one year old.
		Whooping cough is a very serious disease when it occurs in children aged under one year.
		Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria (Bordetella pertussis) and is one of the most contagious bacterial infections.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/whoopingcough.htm (857 words)

	Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
		Whooping cough caused thousands of deaths in the 1930s and 1940s, but, with the advent of a vaccine, the rate of death has declined dramatically.
		In addition to a complete medical history and medical examination, diagnosis of whooping cough is often confirmed with a culture taken from the nose.
		Although a vaccine has been developed against whooping cough, which is routinely given to children in the first year of life, cases of the disease still occur, especially in infants younger than 6 months of age.
	www.healthsystem.virginia.edu /uvahealth/adult_infectious/cough.cfm (232 words)

	Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment on MedicineNet.com
		Whooping cough (pertussis) is an acute, highly contagious respiratory infection that is caused by a bacterium.
		Whooping cough (pertussis) commonly affects infants and young children but can be prevented with immunization with pertussis vaccine.
		Bursts (paroxysms) of coughing, or numerous rapid coughs, apparently due to difficulty expelling thick mucus from the airways in the lungs.
	www.medicinenet.com /pertussis/article.htm (533 words)

	Whooping cough 'endemic' among UK school children
		Nearly 40% of school age children in the United Kingdom who visit their family doctor with a persistent cough have evidence of whooping cough infection, even though they have been fully immunised, finds a study published on bmj.com today.
		These startling results suggest that whooping cough is endemic among young children in the UK, with important implications for clinical practice and immunisation policy, say the authors.
		They were also more likely to still be coughing two months after the start of their illness, continue to have more than five coughing episodes per day, and cause sleep disturbance for their parents.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2006-07/bmj-wc070506.php (394 words)

	NSW Health - Common Health Topics
		Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious bacterial disease that is particularly serious in children under 2 years of age and is spread by coughing.
		Whooping cough may begin with cold-like symptoms or a short dry cough that progress into a more severe cough or coughing fits.
		The characteristic "whoop" is often heard as the child tries to breathe and may be followed by rapid short coughs.
	www.health.nsw.gov.au /public-health/a-z/whoopingcough.html (444 words)

	Whooping Cough: Symptoms and Treatment
		One of the success stories of widespread immunization conducted earlier in the century was the vaccination of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
		Whooping cough is a contagious infection that is so named due to the sound a person makes with this irritating, repeating cough.
		The typical whooping cough is present during this period, although young infant may not develop the characteristic sound.
	www.personalmd.com /news/whoopingcough_1208000.shtml (640 words)

	Whooping Cough
		Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is an infection of the air passages and lungs.
		Whooping cough is spread in the air from an infected person.
		Whooping cough is no longer common because most children get shots to prevent it.
	www.healthsquare.com /mc/fgmc0304.htm (1181 words)

	Whooping Cough
		Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis, which lives only in human throats.
		The danger of whooping cough is that in small babies (usually under six months, definitely under two months, and especially ex-premies) the paroxysms may leave them not just breathless but without oxygen.
		Another useful source of information on whooping cough is whoopingcough.net, maintained by Douglas Jenkinson, MB ChB, an English family practitioner who has considerable experience (both as clinician and as researcher) in the diagnosis and treatment of whooping cough.
	www.drreddy.com /shots/whoop.html (1295 words)

	Whooping Cough
		Whooping cough (pertussis) is a serious, contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.
		Whooping cough is an infection of the nose and throat and lungs which causes long bursts of coughing.
		Whooping cough is a bacterial infection of the nose and throat caused by Bordetella pertussis.
	www.healthinsite.gov.au /topics/Whooping_Cough (383 words)

	Whooping Cough
		Those most often diagnosed with whooping cough are young infants under the age of 2 months who are not yet vaccinated, as well as adolescents and young adults.
		Whooping cough usually isn't life threatening for older children and teens, who experience a milder form of the disease.
		Vaccinations for preventing whooping cough are given to children at ages 2, 4 and 6 months; 12 to 15 months; and 4 1/2 to 6 years.
	www.siumed.edu /news/releasesFY05/WhoopingChaud.htm (707 words)

	Whooping cough: Signs and symptoms - MayoClinic.com
		Coughing attacks — up to 15 coughs in a row — that end with a high-pitched whoop sound as you gasp for air.
		In adults, signs and symptoms of whooping cough may resemble those of bronchitis, a respiratory infection that causes a nagging cough — you may have heard it referred to as the "100-day cough." Babies and infants with whooping cough may not whoop at all, or at least not as loudly as older children do.
		Severe coughing can result in tiny red spots caused by ruptures in blood vessels at the skin's surface (petechiae) in your upper body, as well as small areas of bleeding in the whites of your eyes.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/whooping-cough/DS00445/DSECTION=2 (410 words)

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