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    FDA Approves Whooping Cough Vaccine - 2 year(s) ago

    The vaccine is meant to be administered during the third trimester of pregnancy to the expecting mother to prevent this respiratory disease in infants younger than 2 months of age.

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    Categories: Infectious Disease, Latest Headlines
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      #ICYMI This #pertussis (whooping cough) #vaccine is meant to be administered during the third trimester of pregnancy to the expecting mother to prevent this respiratory disease in infants younger than 2 months of age. #Boostrix https://t.co/vs4zqOdr2k

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    FDA Approves Whooping Cough Vaccine - 2 year(s) ago

    The vaccine is meant to be administered during the third trimester of pregnancy to the expecting mother to prevent this respiratory disease in infants younger than 2 months of age.

    Source: Contagion Live
    Categories: Infectious Disease, Latest Headlines
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      This #pertussis (whooping cough) #vaccine is meant to be administered during the third trimester of pregnancy to the expecting mother to prevent this respiratory disease in infants younger than 2 months of age. #Boostrix #IDtwitter #MedTwitter https://t.co/vs4zqNWo0k

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    FDA: Newborns Protected by Whooping Cough Vaccine - 2 year(s) ago

    An already available vaccine has been approved for use during pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in newborns.

    Source: Medscape
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pediatrics
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      ✅ #FDAapproves Boostrix for use during the last 3 months of pregnancy to #prevent #pertussis in infants under 2 months old. The drug was previously approved among pregnant people for their own protection. #PedsTwitter https://t.co/sCT1XiApmU

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    EM@3AM: Pertussis - 2 year(s) ago

    A 3-month-old male presents with persistent fever, decreased oral intake, and worsening cough associated with post-tussive emesis for the five days. Parents state that the patient’s older sibling has had similar symptoms for the past two weeks and that neither child has received vaccinations after birth. The patient presents with BP 98/64 mm Hg, HR 160, RR 62, T 38.1ºC. Physical exam demonstrates…

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      EM3AM: #Pertussis @emdocsdotnet Vivek Medepalli, MD Brit Long, MD @long_brit Zachary Aust, MD Alex Koyfman, MD @EMHighAK https://t.co/tar5qJrmDH

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    Pertussis: Common Questions and Answers - 2 year(s) ago

    Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, remains a public health concern despite expanded immunization recommendations over the past three decades. The presentation of pertussis, which is variable and evolves over the course of the disease, includes nonspecific symptoms in the catarrhal stage, coughing with the classic whooping in the paroxysmal stage, and persistent cough in the convalescent…

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      Could that cough be pertussis? Take a look at these history and exam pearls for more information: https://t.co/YqOIwUjaLK. - @LilyWhiteMD #familymedicine #pertussis

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    Coughing mice and the fight against pertussis - 2 year(s) ago

    Commonly known as whooping cough, pertussis is a respiratory disease that results from infection with the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. This ailment often affects children and is characterized by a severe and persistent cough. However, this symptom has been extremely difficult to replicate in animal models. As described in a recent article published in mBio, a group led by researchers at Osaka…

    Source: medicalxpress.com
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      Coughing mice and the fight against #pertussis @osaka_univ @mbiojournal https://t.co/wruB5DHhda

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