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Whooping Cough : Prevention

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Prevention List

Prevention could include:
  • Whooping Cough Vaccination

Prevention Overview Articles

Pertussis
A TDaP vaccine(tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) or pertussis-only vaccine helps protect children against this disease. Vaccination starts in infancy.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 23, 2007
Whooping Cough
The mainstay of prevention lies in programs similar to the mass immunization program in the United States which begins immunization inoculations when infants are two months old. The pertussis vaccine, most often given as one immunization together ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Whooping Cough
In the United States, inoculations begin at two months of age. The pertussis vaccine, most often given as one immunization together with diphtheria and tetanus(called DTP), has greatly reduced the incidence of whooping cough.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Whooping Cough
The mainstay of prevention lies in programs similar to the mass immunization program in the United States that begins immunization inoculations when infants are two months old. The pertussis vaccine, most often given as one immunization together w...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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