Doctors worried over sudden surge of rib-cracking lung diseases as they reach 13-year high
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Doctors worried over sudden surge of rib-cracking lung diseases as they reach 13-year high

Daily Mail  

Highly contagious whooping cough has surged to levels in the US not seen in over a decade. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a potentially fatal respiratory infection that causes such severe coughing it’s been known to fracture people’s ribs. Public health officials have come to expect spikes in pertussis cases every few years, but the Covid pandemic, during which millions of people were isolated and shielded from other infectious diseases, offered a rare respite. The CDC confirmed more than 32,000 cases of whooping cough in 2024, a massive increase from the 6,500 cases confirmed in 2023 In addition to causing severe, sometimes rib-cracking coughs, pertussis leads to fevers, congestion, a whooping sound when inhaling, vomiting, fatigue, and sore throat At the same time, parents and pediatricians nationwide are reporting upticks in walking pneumonia, a bacterial infection that can cause excessive coughing, but normally does not leave patients unable to carry out their daily tasks. Several factors likely contributed to the increase in reported pertussis cases, including improved awareness and recognition of the disease by healthcare providers, greater availability and use of laboratory diagnostics for confirmation, enhanced public health surveillance and reporting systems, and waning immunity associated with the pertussis vaccines.

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This Illness Is Surging Right Now, And The Signs In Kids Aren't As Easy To Spot
2 months, 1 week ago

This Illness Is Surging Right Now, And The Signs In Kids Aren't As Easy To Spot

Huff Post  

Design Pics/Don Hammond via Getty Images It can be hard to differentiate pertussis from other viruses. These symptoms include: Coughing fits, or paroxysms, that can continue for one to 10 weeks A high-pitched sound when inhaling after coughing Exhaustion after coughing fits Vomiting from coughing so hard Difficulty sleeping Trouble breathing Fractured ribs Dr. Janine Zee-Cheng, a pediatrician in Indiana, …

Infant immunization schedule changes from Jan 1
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Infant immunization schedule changes from Jan 1

China Daily  

China has adjusted immunization schedules for a vaccine that protects infants against whooping cough in response to an increase in infections in recent years, the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Under China's current national immunization program, a combination vaccine that prevents diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough will be delivered at three, four, five and 18 …

Infant immunization schedule changes from Jan 1
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Infant immunization schedule changes from Jan 1

China Daily  

China has adjusted immunization schedules for a vaccine that protects infants against whooping cough in response to an increase in infections in recent years, the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Under China's current national immunization program, a combination vaccine that prevents diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough will be delivered at three, four, five and 18 …

US records highest whooping cough cases in a decade; know the symptoms, causes and complications of pertussis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

US records highest whooping cough cases in a decade; know the symptoms, causes and complications of pertussis

India TV News  

Whooping cough cases have reached a decade high in the United States. This year saw a six-fold increase in whooping cough cases when compared to the same time in 2023 when 6,514 in the entire year. While deaths due to whooping cough are rare, it is usually seen among infants who haven't completed the full course of the vaccination. Symptoms …

Whooping cough cases in the US are the highest they’ve been in a decade
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Whooping cough cases in the US are the highest they’ve been in a decade

CNN  

CNN — Whooping cough has been surging in the United States for months and the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests there are no signs of slowing. Like many respiratory illnesses, whooping cough cases dropped to low levels during the pandemic as people limited social interactions and took other precautions to defend against Covid-19. …

Queensland experiencing worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of two-month-old baby
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Queensland experiencing worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of two-month-old baby

ABC  

Queensland is experiencing its worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of a two-month-old baby this year, the state's outgoing Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says. He said plummeting whooping cough vaccination rates in pregnant women was a particular concern, given it provided some protection for their babies. Queensland Health communicable diseases branch executive director Heidi Carroll said …

Highly contagious whooping cough rises in California to highest level in years
4 months ago

Highly contagious whooping cough rises in California to highest level in years

LA Times  

Pertussis treatment within the first one to two weeks is most effective for reducing symptom severity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Los Angeles County, there have been 347 confirmed and probable whooping cough cases so far this year, up from 126 reported in all of 2023 and more than quadruple the 2022 total. One …

Doctors call for whooping cough vaccination uptake amid worst year on record for cases
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Doctors call for whooping cough vaccination uptake amid worst year on record for cases

ABC  

Whooping cough cases across Australia have passed 40,000 in a year for the first time since recording began more than 30 years ago. "Whooping cough doesn't just affect kids," she said. "Unfortunately, the last whooping cough vaccine children get is age four and then next is about 13-14 years of age," she said. Infectious disease experts say pregnant women should …

My baby died from Victorian-era disease as vaccination rates for the illness plummet in US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

My baby died from Victorian-era disease as vaccination rates for the illness plummet in US

Daily Mail  

A mother has revealed her heartbreak after losing her baby to a violent coughing condition just weeks after he was born. Kathryn Alcaide, from Chicopee, Massachusetts, said her son Brady was born healthy at 8 lbs 6 oz in November 2012, but began suffering whooping cough symptoms that 'looked like a cold' the following January. ‘No family should have to …

Walking pneumonia cases are skyrocketing in kids this year
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Walking pneumonia cases are skyrocketing in kids this year

The Independent  

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Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
5 months ago

Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US

The Independent  

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Whooping Cough Cases Soar in US, With Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Hitting Hardest
5 months ago

Whooping Cough Cases Soar in US, With Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Hitting Hardest

Associated Press  

Whooping cough cases in the United States are at a decade-high level, with 18,506 cases reported so far this year. The increase is not unexpected, as whooping cough peaks every three to five years. However, state health officials are concerned about the number of cases in Wisconsin, where there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year compared to …

Doctors warn American teens are spreading Victorian era disease that can kill infants
5 months, 1 week ago

Doctors warn American teens are spreading Victorian era disease that can kill infants

Daily Mail  

Cases of a Victorian-era infant disease have surged across the US - and high schoolers are 'super spreaders.' Whooping cough has caused 16,000 infections so far this year, a five-fold increase from this time last year, and two deaths, according to CDC data. The Minnesota Department of Health told local news station KSTP: 'MN is seeing a significant burden occur …

Whooping cough infections are up to 70 times higher this year in some states - is YOUR area a hotspot?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Whooping cough infections are up to 70 times higher this year in some states - is YOUR area a hotspot?

Daily Mail  

Cases of a highly contagious Victorian-era disease have increased five-fold compared to last year, health officials warn. The CDC said the US has recorded more than 15,000 cases of whooping cough in 2024 so far compared to 3,600 this time last year. According to the latest CDC data, rates of whooping cough in the US are five times higher than …

Whooping cough wave nears decade high, CDC reports
6 months ago

Whooping cough wave nears decade high, CDC reports

Salon  

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published concerning new figures on whooping cough — caused by Bordatella pertussis bacterial infections — in the United States. The agency has reportedly recorded the largest number of whooping cough cases in a single week since 2015, with some states attributing the sharp rise to the increased presence of students returning …

Whooping cough cases rise in South Australia as children, mums, healthcare and education workers encouraged to get boosters
6 months, 1 week ago

Whooping cough cases rise in South Australia as children, mums, healthcare and education workers encouraged to get boosters

ABC  

South Australia has reported more than 10 times as many whooping cough cases in 2024 compared to the same time last year, as the country faces an explosion of cases. South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer, Nicola Spurrier, said the state was experiencing a whooping cough wave with 492 cases reported in 2024 - the highest number in six years. …

Alarming whooping cough outbreak dubbed 'deeply concerning' for children in Northwestern US state
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Alarming whooping cough outbreak dubbed 'deeply concerning' for children in Northwestern US state

Daily Mail  

Idaho health authorities have released a warning about a steep increase in cases of a highly contagious Victorian-era disease. Two public health organizations joined together to warn citizens of the Gem State that cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, are 17 times higher this year than last year. Once in the body, the bacteria multiples and releases toxins …

'Urgent' public health concerns raised as whooping cough cases reach nine-year high
7 months ago

'Urgent' public health concerns raised as whooping cough cases reach nine-year high

ABC  

Whooping cough cases across Australia have exploded this year, with infectious disease experts saying reported numbers are cause for "serious public health concerns". "The fact that young children are missing from that data and not featuring highly is a result of our vaccine success and especially the program to offer free whooping cough boosters to all pregnant women," he said. …

Whooping cough outbreak 2024 in the UK: Sound, vaccine and everything you need to know as 10 babies die
7 months, 1 week ago

Whooping cough outbreak 2024 in the UK: Sound, vaccine and everything you need to know as 10 babies die

The Independent  

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Baby dies from whooping cough as England’s death toll reaches 10
7 months, 1 week ago

Baby dies from whooping cough as England’s death toll reaches 10

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Officials at the UK Health Security Agency have urged pregnant women to get vaccinated after …

Australia on track for worst year of whooping cough since 2016 as cases surge across the country
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia on track for worst year of whooping cough since 2016 as cases surge across the country

ABC  

In short: Australia is heading towards a whooping cough epidemic with cases spiking across the country. Australia is heading towards a whooping cough epidemic, with cases surging past 11,000 over the past six months, compared to 2,447 in all of last year. "The immune system is so busy attacking whooping cough that it also makes you more vulnerable to other …

California ‘overdue’ for whooping cough outbreak as cases spike across U.S.
9 months, 2 weeks ago

California ‘overdue’ for whooping cough outbreak as cases spike across U.S.

LA Times  

An infant gets a vaccination in Fayetteville, Ga., in this 2021 photo. It’s been five years since the last major outbreak of whooping cough in California, but the disease is on the rise. And in California, case counts “have been higher during the first several months of 2024 than in the prior several years,” the state Department of Public Health …

The mysterious spike in whooping cough cases
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The mysterious spike in whooping cough cases

The Hindu  

Published : May 25, 2024 21:41 IST - 5 MINS READ In the winter of 2023, health experts across the European continent started noticing something weird. According to figures outlined in the ECDC’s latest report on the situation, the majority of European cases occurred in infants—the population for which whooping cough can turn deadly. The flu cases have maybe doubled …

Rise in whooping cough cases across US and Europe prompts concerns among health experts
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rise in whooping cough cases across US and Europe prompts concerns among health experts

Hindustan Times  

Whooping cough, or pertussis, cases are spiking across the US and Europe. According to figures outlined in the ECDC's latest report on the situation, the majority of European cases occurred in infants — the population for which whooping cough can turn deadly. And flu cases have maybe doubled in the years since the pandemic, Hunter said — they haven't risen …

Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be the answer
10 months ago

Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be the answer

Hindustan Times  

A large outbreak of pertussis has been ongoing in the UK since the beginning of 2024. Sadly, five infant deaths due to whooping cough have been confirmed, with unconfirmed reports that a sixth infant may have died in the last week of the bacterial infection. The reason whooping cough is so infectious is in part due to pertussis having a …

Five babies die of whooping cough as cases rise across UK
10 months, 1 week ago

Five babies die of whooping cough as cases rise across UK

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More than 2,700 whooping cough cases have been reported across England so far in 2024 …

Could YOUR child have whooping cough? Graphic reveals symptoms to look out for - and how to tell the '100-day cough' apart from a cold
10 months, 1 week ago

Could YOUR child have whooping cough? Graphic reveals symptoms to look out for - and how to tell the '100-day cough' apart from a cold

Daily Mail  

Britons were today warned to watch out for whooping cough symptoms amid a worrying spike in cases that has seen five babies die. Meanwhile, Dr Michael Head, a senior research fellow in global health at the University of Southampton, said: 'Whooping cough can have a very long infectious period of around two to three weeks — the period of time …

Flu, RSV, and COVID triple whammy of viruses join whooping cough surge as doctors urge to vaccinate
11 months, 1 week ago

Flu, RSV, and COVID triple whammy of viruses join whooping cough surge as doctors urge to vaccinate

ABC  

In short: A surge in respiratory viruses has already added pressure to Queensland's health services. Public health physician Nicolas Smoll said this year was panning out to be a more "significant" flu season, but the COVID-19 pandemic had made things harder to predict. "The first is that pertussis is known to run in cycles every three to four years and …

RIVM concerned about increase in whooping cough in babies
1 year, 1 month ago

RIVM concerned about increase in whooping cough in babies

NL Times  

The number of newborns with severe cases of whooping cough has risen sharply in recent weeks. Doctors are now diagnosing around 110 children with whooping cough every week, including around 20 infants, the RIVM reports. The number of reported cases of whooping cough has been increasing since June last year and is much higher than in previous years, both in …

UK sees a 230% jump in 100-day cough cases: What is this ailment that can lead to fractured ribs?
1 year, 3 months ago

UK sees a 230% jump in 100-day cough cases: What is this ailment that can lead to fractured ribs?

Firstpost  

Between July and November, the UK has seen 716 cases of the 100-day cough. According to medical experts, there have been 716 reported cases of this ailment, also known as whooping cough, between July and November – three times higher than the same period in 2022. Officially known as pertussis, the 100-day cough or whooping cough is caused when a …

Pregnant women told to get vaccinated amid spike in suspected whooping cough cases
1 year, 3 months ago

Pregnant women told to get vaccinated amid spike in suspected whooping cough cases

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pregnant women have been urged to get vaccinated following a spike …

Child pneumonia and whooping cough cases in the Netherlands soar to a three-year high
1 year, 3 months ago

Child pneumonia and whooping cough cases in the Netherlands soar to a three-year high

NL Times  

There is an increase in pneumonia and whooping cough cases among children in the Netherlands. Last week, approximately 10 out of every 100,000 children aged 0 to 14 in the Netherlands visited a general practitioner for whooping cough. This rate is over twice the highest number recorded last year, with general practitioners noting more pneumonia cases among teenagers and young …

Whooping cough vaccine becomes less effective over time, study shows
5 years, 9 months ago

Whooping cough vaccine becomes less effective over time, study shows

CNN  

CNN — The modern vaccine for whooping cough becomes less effective as children age, a new study shows, highlighting the need for new vaccines to protect children from the highly contagious disease. She emphasized that the vaccine generally works, but noted that “most of the children who had pertussis in our outbreaks were fully vaccinated.” Conducted by scientists at the …

30 Harvard-Westlake students diagnosed with whooping cough amid wider outbreak
6 years ago

30 Harvard-Westlake students diagnosed with whooping cough amid wider outbreak

LA Times  

Thirty students at the private Harvard-Westlake School have recently fallen ill with whooping cough, part of a larger outbreak across Los Angeles County that officials are struggling to contain. For the record: An earlier version of this article erroneously said that the Harvard-Westlake student newspaper reported that county health officials sent an email to parents about the whooping cough outbreak. …

Whooping cough outbreak worsens in southwestern Idaho
6 years, 7 months ago

Whooping cough outbreak worsens in southwestern Idaho

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Health officials say a whooping cough outbreak has now sickened roughly 122 people in southwestern Idaho, and they’re warning those numbers could increase with the start of the school year. Cases of pertussis have been found throughout the Southwest District Health region, which includes Adams, Canyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette and Washington counties. “July was the largest number …

Infant dies of whooping cough in San Bernardino County
6 years, 8 months ago

Infant dies of whooping cough in San Bernardino County

LA Times  

Whooping cough kills about 20 people in the United States each year, almost all of them infants. As public health officials prepare for a possible outbreak of whooping cough, the death of a baby in San Bernardino County from the disease has prompted warnings that pregnant women should be vaccinated. “If you want to prevent deaths from pertussis in the …

‘Whooping cough' epidemic to hit US kids in late spring
7 years ago

‘Whooping cough' epidemic to hit US kids in late spring

Daily Mail  

Public health officials in the US are bracing for an outbreak of whooping cough this spring. California health officials are bracing for an outbreak of whooping cough, an infectious disease that is rarely serious in adults but can be fatal in infants and children California is on particularly high alert because its last outbreak was in 2014, when nearly 11,000 …

Going Back To The Old Whooping Cough Vaccine Could Save Lives
8 years, 11 months ago

Going Back To The Old Whooping Cough Vaccine Could Save Lives

Huff Post  

ADAM GAULT/SPL via Getty Images Researchers suggest going back to the old whooping cough vaccines would be more effective than the current shots. In a new study, researchers suggest vaccinating children with one dose of the older whooping cough vaccine — called the whole-cell pertussis vaccine — and then giving them four doses of the current whooping cough vaccine in …

Whooping cough: Parents release video of baby’s last moments to raise awareness of vaccine
9 years, 2 months ago

Whooping cough: Parents release video of baby’s last moments to raise awareness of vaccine

The Independent  

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Latest measles outbreak highlights a growing problem in California
10 years, 2 months ago

Latest measles outbreak highlights a growing problem in California

LA Times  

The issue of measles in California suddenly generated national headlines Wednesday thanks to a Disney connection. In 2002, more than 95% of kindergartners in California were fully vaccinated for measles and whooping cough; now, the number is about 92% — low enough to promote the spread of these highly infectious diseases. Many of the 61 measles cases in California between …

Whooping cough cases increasing fast
10 years, 7 months ago

Whooping cough cases increasing fast

NL Times  

In Overijssel, two Municipal Healtcare Service's in the region of Twente have reported a rise in cases of whooping cough. People showing symptoms of whooping cough can transfer the sickness to others for up to four weeks. "There just has to be a primary school with one sick parent or child, and it breaks out in the entire village", infectious …

Whooping cough reaches epidemic level in California
10 years, 9 months ago

Whooping cough reaches epidemic level in California

LA Times  

On average, state epidemiologists expect to see 80 to 100 cases of whooping cough each month. For the first time in four years, California is experiencing a statewide epidemic of pertussis, or whooping cough, with infants under the age of 6 months facing the greatest risk of hospitalization or death, according to state health authorities. “We also urge parents to …

Unvaccinated children helped fuel whooping cough outbreak, data show
11 years, 5 months ago

Unvaccinated children helped fuel whooping cough outbreak, data show

LA Times  

Children who did not get vaccinated against whooping cough contributed to the 2010 outbreak of the illness, when more cases were reported than in any year since 1947, researchers say. Researchers who looked at the geography of the cases suggest that clusters of “nonmedical exemptions” to immunizations were one of several factors in the California outbreak. The researchers from several …

Kids who didn’t get whooping cough vaccine a cause of outbreak, scientists say
11 years, 5 months ago

Kids who didn’t get whooping cough vaccine a cause of outbreak, scientists say

LA Times  

Children who did not get vaccinated against whopping cough are one of the causes of the 2010 outbreak of the illness, when more cases were reported than in any year since 1947, researchers say. Researchers who looked at the geography of the cases suggest that clusters of “nonmedical exemptions” to immunizations were one of several factors in the California outbreak. …

Whooping Cough Vaccine's Protection Fades Quickly
12 years, 6 months ago

Whooping Cough Vaccine's Protection Fades Quickly

NPR  

Whooping Cough Vaccine's Protection Fades Quickly Enlarge this image toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP Ted S. Warren/AP To protect children against whooping cough, doctors recommend five shots of vaccine before they turn 7. So kids who got all their shots on time could become quite susceptible to whooping cough again between ages 8 and 11. Last month scientists reported that …

Whooping Cough Vaccine's Protection Fades Quickly
12 years, 6 months ago

Whooping Cough Vaccine's Protection Fades Quickly

NPR  

Whooping Cough Vaccine's Protection Fades Quickly Enlarge this image toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP Ted S. Warren/AP To protect children against whooping cough, doctors recommend five shots of vaccine before they turn 7. So kids who got all their shots on time could become quite susceptible to whooping cough again between ages 8 and 11. Last month scientists reported that …

US faces worst whooping cough epidemic in 50 yrs
12 years, 8 months ago

US faces worst whooping cough epidemic in 50 yrs

Firstpost  

The US appears headed for its worst year for whooping cough in more than five decades, with the number of cases rising at an epidemic rate that experts say may reflect a problem with the effectiveness of the vaccine. Atlanta: The US appears headed for its worst year for whooping cough in more than five decades, with the number of …

Calif. Whooping Cough Cases Near 55-Year High
14 years, 6 months ago

Calif. Whooping Cough Cases Near 55-Year High

NPR  

Calif. Whooping Cough Cases Near 55-Year High The sad story of the whooping cough epidemic that's hit California this year keeps getting sadder. Among the cases that public health authorities know have led to hospitalization, nearly three-quarters involved children less than 6 months old. To protect the youngest and most vulnerable children, it's important that relatives and the community at …

Whooping Cough Epidemic Strikes California
14 years, 8 months ago

Whooping Cough Epidemic Strikes California

NPR  

Whooping Cough Epidemic Strikes California Widespread vaccination has gone a long way toward curbing whooping cough, a highly contagious infection that can be especially dangerous for babies too young to be immunized. By the middle of June, California had reports of 910 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis. Already this year, though, whooping cough has claimed the lives of five …

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