Websites on Whooping Cough:
* Bordetella Pertussis and Whooping Cough
Lecture topics by Kenneth Todar of the University of Wisconsin Department of Bacteriology. With introduction, pathogenesis, colonization, the toxins, regulation of virulence factors, and vaccine.
Dr. Reddy's Pediatric Office on the Web
Cause, treatment, and information on thimerosal and whooping cough vaccines.
eMedicine Health - Whooping Cough
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
MedicineNet: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Doctor written consumer health information, includes causes, stages, symptoms, and treatments.
Medinfo
Easy to understand information for patients on whooping cough including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
MedlinePlus: Whooping Cough
Directory of articles, news, and factsheets.
Pertussis
Definition, causes, incidence, risk factors, and immunization information for whooping cough.
Pertussis Fact Sheet
Symptoms, potential complications, how it is spread, who gets it, treatment, and prevention. By the Seattle and King County.
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Provides general information, signs and symptoms, and treatments. Includes a guide as to when to call a doctor.
Sanger Centre : Bordetella Pertussis
Project performed in collaboration with Duncan Maskell and Andrew Preston of the Centre for Veterinary Science, Dept. of Clinical Veterinary medicine, The University of Cambridge. Currently involved in sequencing the 3.88 Mb genome of Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough.
WebMD, Inc.
General information about whooping cough.
WHALE
Articles on whooping cough or varicella: therapies and vaccination.
Whooping Cough Diagnosis and Information
Information for lay and professional people. Emphasis on how to diagnose it without lab tests. Download a sound file of typical whooping cough. Email the author for more information.
Whooping Cough News - Topix
Latest news stories on the disease.
First Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Approved For Infants
Article about the Food and Drug Administration's announcement on licensing the first acellular pertussis vaccine for use in infants and children two months of age and older for the primary series of immunizations. [Kidsource.com] (July 31, 1996)