By Emma Fitzgerald & Chance Meeks

Pertussis Symptoms Pertussis begins with cold like symptoms. runny nose fever cough Those with Pertussis will often have a hard time catching their breath. They will have a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. There will be diarrhea and vomiting after coughing.

Pertussis Pertussis affects all ages but is especially dangerous for babies.

Prevalence Through the years , 100,000 cases of whooping cough were reported in children under the age of 1(CDC 2012) Over the years ,420 cases were reported worldwide (CDC 2012) The disease of whooping cough only lasts about 2 weeks or 14 days Sine 1990, the rates of whooping cough have been increasing When exposed to the pertussis infection, over 50% of vaccinated people develop asymptomatic, mild disease, and become a source of infection for infants.

Prevention for Pertussis In order to prevent your child from getting Pertussis it is recommended that you get the vaccine given to children between 2-18 months. Keep people with coughs away from your children or child. Make sure people who come in contact or are around your children or child are up to date on all shots and vaccines. The Pertussis vaccine is only effective ½ the time s0 even though you, might be vaccinated you can still get and transmit the disease.

Treatment Antibiotics such as erythromycin Oxygen tent with high humidity Sedatives used to make younger children fall asleep to relieve the pain

Treatment cont. Don’t use cough syrups/suppressants Make sure to drink lots of fluids Make sure the patient with the virus has constant supervision

Pertussis Global Economic and Social Impact 169 cases have been reported in 2013 alone. $80,000 for testing per person $100,000 per each life saved from Pertussis Costs per patient depend on the amount of hospitalization and the severity in complications.

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