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For young infants, pertussis can cause severe disease and even death.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
That includes public doubts about an early childhood vaccine that can prevent pertussis, or whooping cough.
—Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
In 2024, San Diego County reported 547 cases of pertussis (whooping cough), a sharp increase from 332 the previous year.
—Inna Fishman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Vaccines for pertussis, of which there are two, are chosen and administered based on age group.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
That includes public doubts about an early childhood vaccine that can prevent pertussis, or whooping cough.
—Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
In 2024, San Diego County reported 547 cases of pertussis (whooping cough), a sharp increase from 332 the previous year.
—Inna Fishman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Vaccines for pertussis, of which there are two, are chosen and administered based on age group.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Pertussis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertussis. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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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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