: an infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium (Bordetella pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath
called also pertussis
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Adverse effects have been recorded for various forms of DTaP, the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough, more than 94,000 times since the vaccine was made available in 1948.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Expand All The Star-Telegram has been reporting on childhood vaccines, like the vaccines that protect against polio, measles, whooping cough, and other diseases.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
The diphtheria vaccine, which the CDC recommends for everyone, helps protect against tetanus and whooping cough and is one of the vaccines kids need to get in order to attend school in Florida.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Madhukar Pai: Globally, childhood vaccination coverage rates have dropped during the Covid-19 pandemic, and there is resurgence of whooping cough and polio as well.
—Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Expand All The Star-Telegram has been reporting on childhood vaccines, like the vaccines that protect against polio, measles, whooping cough, and other diseases.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
The diphtheria vaccine, which the CDC recommends for everyone, helps protect against tetanus and whooping cough and is one of the vaccines kids need to get in order to attend school in Florida.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Madhukar Pai: Globally, childhood vaccination coverage rates have dropped during the Covid-19 pandemic, and there is resurgence of whooping cough and polio as well.
—Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Whooping cough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whooping%20cough. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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