San diego whooping cough death

Fifteen infants have been hospitalized locally with whooping cough, also known as pertussis, according to the HHSA. This is the first fatality reported by the county. Whooping cough is highly contagious, and infants and young children are particularly vulnerable. The disease usually starts with flu-like symptoms, such as a runny nose, sneezing, fever and a mild cough.

The symptoms may be mild and brief, or last up to two weeks, but are often followed by severe coughing fits that may be associated with vomiting, according to the HHSA. Search Query Show Search. Support KPBS. Watch Live. Show Search Search Query. Give Now. Play Live Radio.

The next day, he had to be taken to the emergency room, where he was diagnosed with pertussis, a respiratory disease also known as whooping cough. One week before Jaxon was born, his mother was offered a vaccine for pertussis at the medical clinic she attended, Rodgers said. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, the best time to get this vaccine is earlier than Jaxon's mother received it: optimally, sometime during the 27th through 36th week of pregnancy.

We figured that was the method, considering it was a clinic that handles babies all the time. That's why pregnant women need to be vaccinated, to protect their babies who "haven't had enough time to have gotten those immunizations" themselves, he said. Vaccinating a mother in her third trimester at least two weeks prior to delivery allows time for the needed antibodies to pass through the placenta to the baby, Leonard said.

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By Soumya Karlamangla. Soumya Karlamangla. Follow Us twitter. More from this Author. California California vs. More in this section. Parents can obtain the DTaP vaccine series and the Tdap booster shot for themselves and their children through their primary care physicians. Local retail pharmacies offer vaccinations for a fee, and anyone who is not covered by a medical insurance plan can get the shot from a County Public Health Center at minimal or no cost. For more information about whooping cough and ongoing vaccination clinics, call the HHSA Immunization Branch at , or visit www.

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