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Whooping Cough : Prevention

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Prevention List

Prevention could include:
  • Whooping Cough Vaccination

Prevention Overview Articles

Pertussis
DTaP vaccination, one of the recommended childhood immunizations, protects children against pertussis infection. DTaP vaccine can be safely given to infants. Five DTaP vaccines are recommended. They are usually given to children at ages 2 months, ...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 2, 2009
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
The mainstay of prevention lies in the immunization program. 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 ...
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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