Latest Pertussis Stories
SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Hard to Treat Diseases (HTDS; http://www.htdsmedical.com) and its China based subsidiary Mellow Hope announce that the company has closed its previously announced pending contract worth about $1.8 million. The revenues of this contract will be indicated in subsequent quarterly filings. In other previously announced news and updates, the batch of MEVAC-DTaP (Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine, absorbed) that had been delivered to...
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Preventing disease is the goal of every health care provider and fortunately every year, new vaccines are being added to assist in disease prevention. But do all vaccines boost immunity for the same period of time? And, if not, when are additional 'booster shots' needed to keep immunity strong? In this month's issue of Pediatrics, the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Michael Pichichero MD, Director of the Rochester General...
Four million deaths averted through boost for immunization over last 10 yearsFollowing the increasing impact of the GAVI Alliance on the vaccine market, the price of one of the major combination vaccines, the pentavalent, is falling considerably, enabling GAVI's partners to vaccinate millions of more children in the developing world.News of the unprecedented progress was announced in Hanoi, Vietnam just before the GAVI Partners' Forum, which unites some 400 participants from all over the...
Immunity to whooping cough lasts at least 30 years on average, much longer than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers based at the University of Michigan and the University of New Mexico. Details are published October 30 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens.Once thought to be under control following widespread childhood vaccination, whooping cough (pertussis) has been on the rise since the 1980s in the United States and several other countries. Several explanations...
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- NBA Legend and Basketball Hall of Famer George Gervin teamed up with NBA Cares and the Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM) today to bring Vaccines for Teens to the San Antonio community. Vaccines for Teens is a national multimedia campaign designed to educate teens and their parents about the importance of vaccination against serious and potentially life-threatening diseases. To tip off the campaign in San Antonio, Gervin appeared at the George Gervin...
BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- More teenagers are being vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal meningitis and pertussis (whooping cough), though the rates are still too low, according to recently released government data and a panel of experts convened by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID). Now, in addition to urging routine HPV vaccination for girls, providers can educate adolescent boys, young men - and their parents - about HPV and its...
New research from the Czech Republic suggests that giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations may backfire and make the shots less effective, The Associated Press reported.Doctors from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is the first major study to tie reduced immunity to the use of fever-lowering medicines. Researchers said that even though the effect was small and the vast majority of kids still got enough protection from vaccines,...
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Many people think whooping cough is a disease of the past, but it's still very much a public health concern today. Here's more on a new campaign raising awareness of the serious dangers of whooping cough and how to help prevent it. Listen to this report from GlaxoSmithKline at: http://inr.mediaseed.tv/oneClip_C/?feed=hgo7xY9Rpb7mq8lZBggJyEVhJ01XyzTf Registered journalists can access video, audio, text, graphics and photos for free and unrestricted use at...
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Although school has just begun, it is already exam time for students throughout Wisconsin. That's because in addition to notebook paper and pens, back-to-school preparations should also include routine health exams to make sure students are healthy and ready to learn. These include: a doctor's exam to confirm that all immunizations are up-to-date, a dental exam and a vision exam. "At Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, we're committed to improving health...
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- While you enjoy the final days of summer, remember that it is exam time here in Missouri. Don't fret, the exams we are referring to are given in a doctor's and/or dentist's office instead of the traditional classroom, and should take place before or shortly after the start of the new school year. These exams include a routine doctor's exam to confirm that all immunizations are up-to-date, a dental exam and a vision exam. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield...
Latest Pertussis Reference Libraries
Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative, aerobic coccobacillus of the genus Bordetella. It is the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough and it is non-motile. There is no zoonotic reservoir thus humans are the only hosts. Bacterium is spread by coughing and by nasal dripping after an incubation period of 7 to 14 days. Pertussis is an infection of the respiratory system and characterized by a "whooping" sound when the person breathes in. Before the vaccine was developed there were...
Bordetella bronchiseptica is a small, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Bordetella. It can cause bronchitis although it rarely infects humans. It is closely related to pertussis which causes whooping cough and B. bronchiseptica can persist in the environment for extended periods. Humans are not natural carriers of B. bronchiseptica, which normally infects the respiratory tracts of smaller mammals. It does not express pertussis toxin although it has the genes to do so which...
