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However, these antibiotics are only relatively effective if pertussis is caught early, Blumberg said.
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Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025
In 1977, the U.S. government launched the National Childhood Immunization Initiative to ensure that school children received vaccination against polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, mumps, rubella and measles.
—Rebecca Schein, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
It’s usually spread through respiratory droplets in the air when people with pertussis cough, sneeze or breathe close to others.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 6 May 2025
Though rare in adults, complications of pertussis can include pneumonia, encephalitis (brain inflammation), and seizures.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025
In 1977, the U.S. government launched the National Childhood Immunization Initiative to ensure that school children received vaccination against polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, mumps, rubella and measles.
—Rebecca Schein, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
It’s usually spread through respiratory droplets in the air when people with pertussis cough, sneeze or breathe close to others.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 6 May 2025
Though rare in adults, complications of pertussis can include pneumonia, encephalitis (brain inflammation), and seizures.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Pertussis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertussis. Accessed 25 May. 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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