Pertussis - Jay School Corporation
... The Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana Department of Education have asked that school systems provide important information to parents and guardians of students about Pertussis (whooping cough) and the vaccines available to prevent this serious illness. Pertussis is a highly contagio ...
... The Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana Department of Education have asked that school systems provide important information to parents and guardians of students about Pertussis (whooping cough) and the vaccines available to prevent this serious illness. Pertussis is a highly contagio ...
Inform students and staff with certain high
... Pertussis is a highly contagious, bacterial infection of the nose and throat. Pertussis begins with an upper-reparatory “catarrhal” stage that is characterized by coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and occasional vomiting. This stage can last up to 2 weeks. The disease then enters its paroxysmal stage ...
... Pertussis is a highly contagious, bacterial infection of the nose and throat. Pertussis begins with an upper-reparatory “catarrhal” stage that is characterized by coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and occasional vomiting. This stage can last up to 2 weeks. The disease then enters its paroxysmal stage ...
PERTUSSIS TIMELINE
... Patient is considered infectious until 3 weeks after onset of paroxysmal coughing or 5 days after the start of a 14-day course of an appropriate antibiotic. ...
... Patient is considered infectious until 3 weeks after onset of paroxysmal coughing or 5 days after the start of a 14-day course of an appropriate antibiotic. ...
HOW VACCINATION HELPS KEEP DISEASE UNDER
... Accessed April 1, 2015. 2. Watanabe M, Nagai M. Acellular Pertussis Vaccine in Japan: Past, Present and Future. Future Drugs. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2005;4(2):180-181. 3. Infectious Agents Surveillance Report: Pertussis, Japan, 1982-1996. Vol. 18, no. 5(207). http://idsc.nih.go.jp/iasr/18/207/ tpc207. ...
... Accessed April 1, 2015. 2. Watanabe M, Nagai M. Acellular Pertussis Vaccine in Japan: Past, Present and Future. Future Drugs. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2005;4(2):180-181. 3. Infectious Agents Surveillance Report: Pertussis, Japan, 1982-1996. Vol. 18, no. 5(207). http://idsc.nih.go.jp/iasr/18/207/ tpc207. ...
Pertussis Whooping Cough
... infection and is transferred by the infected person through the air. It is easily transferred when a person coughs, sneezes or comes in contact with saliva. Infection last for 6 weeks. ...
... infection and is transferred by the infected person through the air. It is easily transferred when a person coughs, sneezes or comes in contact with saliva. Infection last for 6 weeks. ...
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Talking Points
... Within two weeks, symptoms worsen and a severe cough develops, which may: o Cause coughing ‘fits,’ making it difficult to breathe. o Be more severe at night interfering with sleep. o Bring up thick phlegm. o Cause vomiting. o End with a high-pitched ‘whoop’ sound when breathing in after a series o ...
... Within two weeks, symptoms worsen and a severe cough develops, which may: o Cause coughing ‘fits,’ making it difficult to breathe. o Be more severe at night interfering with sleep. o Bring up thick phlegm. o Cause vomiting. o End with a high-pitched ‘whoop’ sound when breathing in after a series o ...