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Common examples include DTaP – for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis – and MMR, for measles, mumps and rubella.
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Kar-Hai Chu, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
The unexpected trade off was lives saved from COVID in the short term versus future lives potentially lost to measles, pertussis, polio, RSV, influenza and other preventable diseases.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
State law still would require vaccines for polio, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Keeping Cough Keeping Cough is a pertussis infection caused by holding in a productive cough owing to the fear of being perceived as having some form of coronavirus.
—Alexis Wilkinson, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Kar-Hai Chu, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
The unexpected trade off was lives saved from COVID in the short term versus future lives potentially lost to measles, pertussis, polio, RSV, influenza and other preventable diseases.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
State law still would require vaccines for polio, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Keeping Cough Keeping Cough is a pertussis infection caused by holding in a productive cough owing to the fear of being perceived as having some form of coronavirus.
—Alexis Wilkinson, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Pertussis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertussis. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs 
Medical Definition
pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs
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