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Disease Specifics
Provides an overview of pertussis, including trends, bacterium characteristics, and pathogenesis... -
Treatment
Explains what treatment options are available for pertussis... -
Clinical Features
Explains how the illness is divided into three stages: catarrhal, paroxysmal and convalescent... -
Clinical Complications
Describes possible complications of pertussis... -
Diagnostic Testing
Provides an overview of collecting samples from patients and case definitions... -
Prevention
Describes vaccines being the best way to protect against pertussis and gives information about preventive antibiotics… -
Provider Education
Videos on recognizing and treating pertussis, how to collect clinical specimens, and vaccine guidelines...
Coughing Up the Facts on Pertussis
Presentation on Emerging Trends and Vaccine Recommendations Updated 11/27/2014
Expert Commentary
CDC Commentary: Protecting Patients From Deadly Pertussis: Updated Vaccine Guidelines
An overview of the latest recommendations for giving DTaP and Tdap, including to pregnant women.
Running Time: 4:05 mins Date Released: 01/21/2014
- Page last reviewed: August 31, 2015
- Page last updated: July 29, 2014
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