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September 17, 2010Whooping Cough Hits Hardest Among Young Babies, Data ShowSend by Los Angeles TimesBabies have been hardest hit by whooping cough in California, according to new statistics released by the state Department of Public Health. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010California Nursing News | Curbing Whooping Cough Epidemic: High ...Posted by Marianne PuniCalifornia's public health nurses are engaged in a statewide offensive to track, treat and curb the rapid spread of pertussis, or whooping cough, a respiratory infection that has killed six infants since January and threatens to become [...] Rating:  3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010LA County Officials Advise Public Of Whooping Cough Epidemic ...Posted by Marianne PuniAs kids get their back-to-school vaccinations, it's a good idea for older siblings, parents and grandparents to get booster shots for whooping cough. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Vt. Health Officials Say Whooping Cough On The Rise | BurlingtonPosted by Marianne PuniBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont health officials say pertussis -- or whooping cough -- is on the rise. Health Commissioner Wendy Davis says nine cases of the. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010Australia Warning Over Deadly US Whooping CoughPosted by Marianne PuniAustralia on Thursday warned travellers to the United States to watch out for a whooping cough outbreak which has claimed the lives of several babies. The foreign affairs department said a number of American states had been hit by the disease including California, where local reports say nine babies [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Whooping Cough Hits Hardest Among Young Babies, Data Show ? Los ...Posted by Marianne PuniWhooping cough hits hardest among young babies, data show. Los Angeles Times Nine infants have died in California so far this year and officials urge flu shots for anyone who will be in contact with babies. Babies have been hardest hit [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010San Mateo County Fights Whooping Cough With Vaccine | San ...Send by Shaun BishopAlso known as pertussis, whooping cough is potentially fatal in infants, so county officials are encouraging residents seven years or older ? especially those in close contact with infants ? to get vaccinated. [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Causes Of Whooping Cough, Symptoms Of Cough | Iphone PlaceSend by administraotrWhooping Cough is spread by contact with an airborne discharge from the mucous membranes of an infected person. The disease is treated with antibiotics like erythromycin, azithromycin and clarithromycin. These antibiotics result in the [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Whooping Cough Claims Nine Lives In California | The Business AgeSend by IANSLos Angeles, : Over 190 people were hospitalised and nine, all of them babies under three months old, died of whooping cough in California state in the US this year, the state department of public health has said. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010Update: Whooping Cough On The Rise In Jackson, StatewidePosted by Marianne PuniUpdate: Whooping cough on the rise in Jackson, statewide Whooping cough cases have jumped this year in Jackson County and statewide.A recent diagnosis of whooping cough ? also known as pertussis ? involving a student at Jackson?s Cascades Elementary School is one of 15 confirmed cases in the county? [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010A Seat At The Table Friday Daybook: Whooping Cough Races Through ...Send by Doug GassState health officials reported Thursday that California is on track to break a 55-year record for whooping cough infections in an epidemic that has already claimed the lives of nine infants. So far, 4107 cases of the contagious disease [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010Whooping Cough On Pace For Record Number Of Cases In CaliforniaSend by www.contracostatimes.comLOS ANGELES -- State health officials reported Thursday that California is on track to break a 55-year record for whooping cough infections in an epidemic that has already claimed the lives of nine infants. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Report Shows Doctors Misdiagnosed In Whooping Cough Infant Deaths ...Send by heatherturgeonThe diagnosis was not made quickly enough in cases of whooping cough in California, a new report says. [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Whooping Cough ?epidemic? Has Officials Urging Vaccines For Both ...Send by Abby BairdBy this time in 2009, only 530 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, had been reported for the year in California. But as of Tuesday, the state has recorded seven times as many cases for this year. With three months left in 2010, [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Whooping Cough Vaccination Rates Vary In Bay Area | HealthyCalSend by DanImmunization rates for whooping cough in the Bay Area range from a low of 83 percent in Marin County to a high of 96 percent in Napa, according to BayCitizen.org. The biggest reason for the disparity is the rate of personal belief [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010News Round-Up Features Articles About Autism, Whooping Cough ...Send by Jordan HandcoxNews Round-Up Features Articles About Autism, Whooping Cough, Special Needs, and More. The September issue of the Kidsdata News Round-Up now is available ? read it here. A few highlights: Autism [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010Whooping Cough Hits Hardest Among Young Babies, Data ShowSend by www.latimes.comNine infants have died in California so far this year and officials urge flu shots for anyone who will be in contact with babies. Babies have been hardest hit by whooping cough in California, according to new statistics released by the state Department of Public Health. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |