pertussis was used for inoculation ... Individual blood pipettes were used for each animal. The total white-cell and differential counts were performed once every three or four days, and the ...

Lisa Jarvis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering biotech, health care and the pharmaceutical industry. Previously, she was executive editor of Chemical & Engineering News. If you’ve heard ...

Whooping cough can be very serious in some infants, but typically they start to recover after two to four weeks. Older children and adults with whooping cough may have milder symptoms.

Additionally, pertussis can look a lot like a common cold for the first week or so, which means someone could unknowingly spread the bacteria for days before the telltale cough kicks in.

Still, Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, has now been added to the list of diseases for which precautions should be taken this winter. According to state health officials ...

The number of whooping cough cases in Florida soared in 2024. From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of Health reported 715 cases of pertussis – an eight-fold increase over ...

Decades ago, the vaccine relied on whole cells from the bacteria that cause whooping cough. It was potent but harsh, often setting off high fevers and seizures. “There’s no way, I mean ...

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024. It is the county's highest annual number of cases since 34 were ...

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Wanting to help children was one of the main reasons I became an ...

Questions and answers republished by permission. Q: Are many of the current pertussis cases adults who are infected? – Esther, Lake Oswego A: The most current data we have on pertussis that is ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — With flu and cold season in full swing, Heritage Health in Coeur d'Alene reports surging cases of influenza and Pertussis, commonly called whooping cough. “Even though ...