Washington state experienced a dramatic surge in #WhoopingCough cases in 2024, with 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported – a staggering 25-fold increase from 87 cases recorded in 2023, according to preliminary data released in the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Annual #Pertussis Summary. Additionally, as of May 31, there have already been 1,314 cases reported statewide this year. https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/washington-sees-25-fold-increase-whooping-cough-cases-2024-compared-previous-year
#WhoopingCough
State health director says Ohio measles outbreak 'closed,' warns of rise in whooping cough
#whoopingcough
#TrumpNaziDeathRegimeCrimes https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/healthcare/2025/06/05/ohio-measles-outbreak-cases-vaccine-state-health-department/84053702007/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pertussis-epidemiology-in-england-2024/confirmed-cases-of-pertussis-in-england-by-month-2025 #publichealth #pertussis #whoopingcough #medicine #vaccination #antivaxxers
Whooping Cough On The Rise. Twice as many Americans have developed the whooping cough or pertussis this year as last year, and four have died. #whoopingcough #pertussis #dTaP #vaccination #pregnancy
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ95dMcNFoP/
Today's Threat Model: #Covid from @violetblue has the latest on #BirdFlu, #Measles, #WhoopingCough, the plague that is RFK Jr, and of course the titular pandemic. Read (always free, never paywalled)/share/support (join the Patreon or send Violet a tip): https://www.patreon.com/posts/128996896
Pertussis toxin (Microbiology 🦠)
Pertussis toxin is a protein-based AB5-type exotoxin produced by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, which causes whooping cough. PT is involved in the colonization of the respiratory tract and the establishment of infection. Research suggests PT may have a therapeutic role in treating a number of common human ailments, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertussis_toxin
#PertussisToxin #Ab5Toxins #Microbiology #WhoopingCough #ProteinFamilies #InvertebrateToxins
There's a million articles about how Whooping Cough is spreading in the "let it rip" era, but why can't journalists be bothered to provide a simple sound clip, so people and especially parents learn to recognize it? Here's one:
What does whooping cough sound like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbGOP0NJOQw
also wrt vaccinations, boomers (born 1946-1964) might feel safe because we were all vaccinated as a matter of course, but it’s still worth getting tested for anti-bodies, as sometimes our protection has diminished over time.
The study conducted in the Gambia demonstrated that vaccinating women with diphtheria-tetanus-acelluar pertussis vaccine in pregnancy was safe and well tolerated and boosted the quantity and quality of pertussis-specific antibodies in infants in early life.
#WhoopingCough #vaccines
https://www.utu.fi/en/news/press-release/pertussis-vaccination-dur https://bsky.app/profile/utu.fi/post/3lo6vzwcf422x #utu #yliopisto
Please, let’s protect our kids from #whoopingcough, which is on the rise with over 8,400 cases already in the US in 2025, double last year’s figure.
Globally, whooping cough kills over 150,000 children under five yearly.
But there is a safe and effective vaccine. https://buff.ly/Wcq2SkV #VaccinesWork
👶 #WhoopingCough, aka #pertussis, is highly contagious and extremely dangerous for babies.
💡 Now IMI project PERISCOPE has published the results of the Gambian Pertussis Study (GaPs), the first study to provide comprehensive immunological data comparing #vaccine regimens in pregnancy and infancy.
👉 https://europa.eu/!MkTxfy
#WorldImmunizationWeek #EIW2025 #VaccinesWork #IHITransformingHealth #HorizonEU
Africa: Whooping Cough Is Making a Comeback, but the Vaccine Provides Powerful Protection: [The Conversation Africa] Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That's compared with 4,266 cases during the same period in 2024. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKSPnm #WhoopingCough #Vaccination #PublicHealth #ChildHealth #Healthcare
From AP.com: Whooping cough cases are rising again in the US
#Whoopingcough cases are rising again in the #US
The illness is most dangerous for #infants, especially before they receive their first round of #vaccinations.
Today in #Employer Coverage: Declining vaccination rates increase the risk of illness and even death from preventable infectious diseases like #Measles and #WhoopingCough
https://open.substack.com/pub/employercoverage/p/measles-continues-to-spread-and-two
#WhoopingCough infections spike as #vaccination rates drop
The #US has reported more than 8,000 cases of whooping cough cases this year, more than double from this time last year. NBC News’ Sam Brock looks at the surge in this #contagious bacterial #infection that spreads through droplets.
“We’re seeing a return of #Dickensian #diseases” w/ the dissemination of anti-vaccine #ConspiracyTheories.
#PublicHealth #vaccines #HHS #RFKJr #Trump #Antivax #science #medicine
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/whooping-cough-infections-spike-as-vaccination-rates-drop-238123589553
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