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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Pertussis [Pdf]
This PDF document from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contains detailed information about pertussis from several different angles. Information is provided on the clinical features, the complications, the incidence and the...
Textbook of Bacteriology
Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology: Bordetella Pertussis and Whooping Cough
This article focuses on the bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis. It discusses how the bacterium effects the human body at it goes through various stages: colonization and the toxemic stage. Look at charts and...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
This article on children and whooping cough is organized into the following sections: "Pertussis (Whooping Cough)," "Prevention, When to Call Your Child's Doctor, and Professional Treatment," and "Home Treatment." Learn what makes the...
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines
Complete medical education project explores the role and uses of vaccines now and in the past. Find information and analysis about vaccination controversies; answers to frequent questions about vaccinations; timelines of diseases,...
Other
Ascorbic Acid: Treatment of Whooping Cough
Read an interesting medical study that investigates the effectiveness of Vitamin C "therapy" as a means to treat those sick with the whooping cough.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Pearl Kendrick
This article talks about the life of Pearl Kendrick. Learn about how she help developed the vaccine for whooping cough.
Other
Netdoctor: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Use this site to learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for whooping cough. Throughout this article, there are links to related information bacteria, complications and other diseases related to whooping cough. A section on the...
Other
Immunization Action Coalition: Vaccine Information: Pertussis
Comprehensive information about pertussis and the vaccine that prevents it. Contains a Q & A section, photos and videos, true case histories, and references to other resources.
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Woes of Whooping Cough
Intended for young readers, this simple article addresses the causes, symptoms, and treatments for whooping cough.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Pertussis 2
This is a four-question quiz for NCLEX-RN on pertussis, more commonly know as Whooping Cough.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Pertussis 1
This is a ten-question quiz to practice for NCLEX-RN on pertussis more commonly known as Whooping Cough.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pertussis Vaccine
A discussion of the available pertussis vaccines and how each varies in their components that comprise the vaccine even though all of the vaccines have the same goal of generating antibodies against pertussis.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Pertussis?
An explanation of whooping cough or pertussis is a highly contagious disease caused by a bacteria called Bordetella that infects the respiratory tract.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pertussis Complications
An explanation of the complications of pertussis and how the contagious disease effects the organs of the body and high risk people.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pertussis Diagnosis and Treatment
Although pertussis can best be diagnosed within the first two weeks of symptoms by a swap sent to a laboratory, other swab tests can be administered later in the illness. Treatment within the first two weeks of initial symptoms is with...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pathophysiology of Pertussis
An examination of how pertussis infects the body and causes symptoms associated with the disease.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Pertussis [Pdf]
Fact sheet on pertussis, or whooping cough, describes its symptoms as well as how it is contracted and how it is prevented.
Other
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
This website offers an introduction to the bacterial infection pertussis which is also known as whooping cough. A majority of this article focuses on the whooping cough vaccine given to young children.
Other
Medinfo: Whooping Cough
This website defines whooping cough and briefly talks about the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.