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Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

Pertussis is a bacterial respiratory illness characterized by severe spasms of coughing that can last for several weeks or even for months. Pertussis is usually spread from person to person when a person coughs or sneezes.  For more information on this illness, click here.

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  • Pertussis--for Grandparents
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  • Pertussis--Protect your Baby
  • Protecting Infants, Adults, and Adolescents Against Pertussis

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  • CDPH--"No Whooping Cough Deaths in CA in 2011"
  • Pertussis PSA from the State Department of Public Health
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