Whooping Cough

Follow the links below to find information on whooping cough, including immunisation.

Reviewed March 2010

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Title:   Whooping cough (pertussis)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Whooping cough is an infection of the nose and throat and lungs which causes long bursts of coughing.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Whooping cough
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Whooping cough (pertussis) is a serious, contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It is particularly serious in young children. One in every 200 babies who contract the infection will die. Whooping cough can be prevented by immunisation.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Whooping cough (pertussis)
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Whooping cough (or pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria. It can affect babies, children and adults. For adolescents and adults the infection may only be a persistent cough, however for young children whooping cough can be life threatening. The cough can obstruct a baby's breathing and they may lack oxygen and become blue.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Whooping cough overview - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Whooping cough is a highly infectious disease that causes sudden attacks of coughing that often end in a high-pitched whooping sound.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Whooping cough
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Pertussis (say per-tuss-iss), or whooping cough as it is usually known, is an infection which affects the nose, throat and lungs.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Whooping cough and immunisation
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Whooping cough (or pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria. It can affect people of any age. Provides information about immunisation to protect against whooping cough.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Managing pertussis in adults
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Although childhood immunisation has been effective in preventing the disease, outbreaks in Australia have been associated with waning immunity in older children and adolescents. The peak incidence of infection now occurs in people aged 15 or older.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Combined DTP-HBV-HIB vaccine versus separately administered DTP-HBV and HIB vaccines for primary prevention of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae B (HIB)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Childhood vaccinations provide an effective method of protection against many diseases. There are multiple advantages to combining vaccines: reducing the number of visits, injections and patient discomfort, increasing compliance, and optimizing preventi...
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Pertussis: national guidelines for public health units
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Series of National Guidelines have been developed in consultation with the Communicable Diseases Network Australia and endorsed by the Australian Health Protection Committee. Their purpose is to provide nationally consistent advice and guidance to public health units in responding to a notifiable disease event. These guidelines capture the knowledge of experienced professionals, build on past research efforts, and provide advice on best practice based upon the best available evidence at the time of completion
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Adult immunisation - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Adequate vaccination is just as important for adults as it is for children. Find out about the diseases you should consider being vaccinated against.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Whooping cough - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Whooping cough (pertussis) is one of the most serious bacterial infections that can affect children, especially those under 1, but it can be prevented with vaccination.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Pertussis laboratory case definition
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Public Health Laboratory Network have developed a standard case definition for the diagnosis of diseases which are notifiable in Australia. This page contains the laboratory case definition for pertussis.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Antibiotics for whooping cough (pertussis)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Whooping cough is a highly contagious disease caused by pertussis bacteria and may lead to death, particularly in infants less than 12 months of age. Although it can be prevented by routine vaccination, it still affects many people. Thirteen trials invo...
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Whooping cough
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to preventing and recognising whooping cough in young children.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Pertussis (whooping cough)
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Information about pertussis (whooping cough), a disease that can be very serious in small children, but is preventable by immunisation.
Date:   Nov 2003
Title:   Symptomatic treatment of the cough in whooping cough
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Whooping cough (pertussis) is sometimes life-threatening. It is caused by a bacteria that usually affects babies and small children more severely. Immunisation can prevent it. Babies with whooping cough experience severe bouts of coughing, often leading...
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Pertussis
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Pertussis (whooping cough) is a serious, sometimes fatal, respiratory infection caused by the bacterium, Bordetella pertussis. This fact sheet covers: the disease and its agent; spread of infection; prevention; surveillance and reporting.
Date:   Nov 2001
Title:   Whooping cough
Publisher:   Sydney Children's Hospital,The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   This fact sheet provides information about whooping cough. It answers questions such as: is it dangerous; how can you catch it; can it be prevented; is the vaccine dangerous; and does the vaccine work. An immunisation table can also be found here.
Date:   Aug 2000
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