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- Title
Whooping cough (pertussis) and its management.
- Authors
Harford, Judith
- Abstract
The article focuses on whooping cough (pertussis), detailing its history, transmission dynamics, diagnostic methods, complications, and the evolution of vaccination strategies. It highlights the resurgence of pertussis outbreaks, particularly affecting infants, and emphasizes the critical role of vaccination in controlling its spread, despite challenges such as vaccine hesitancy and waning immunity.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; THERAPEUTIC use of immunoglobulins; MORTALITY risk factors; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL protocols; RISK assessment; WHOOPING cough; EXTRACORPOREAL membrane oxygenation; PATIENT safety; FAMILY medicine; DISEASE management; WHOOPING cough vaccines; POLYMERASE chain reaction; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; VACCINATION; PREGNANT women; CELL culture; ATTITUDE (Psychology); DISEASES; SEROLOGY; VACCINE hesitancy; EPIDEMICS; COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC health; EARLY diagnosis; INTERMITTENT positive pressure breathing
- Publication
Journal of General Practice Nursing (GPN), 2024, Vol 10, Issue 2, p34
- ISSN
2057-6021
- Publication type
Article