Health and Medical Guide to Children and Adolescent Health Whooping Cough Health information topics about Whooping Cough: Children 1. Woes of Whooping Cough Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/heart/whooping_cough.html 2. Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/whooping_cough.html... Organizations 1. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ 2. National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ Overviews 1. Pertussis (Whooping Cough) American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZPWVII1AC&sub_... Pictures/Diagrams 1. Pertussis Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/images/ca.d/ipcd1861/img0007.htm Prevention/Screening 1. Preventing Whooping Cough American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZT3AWTEDC&sub_... 2. Current Vaccine Delays and Shortages National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/news/shortages/default.htm 3. Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccines National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-dtp.pdf 4. Improved Pertussis Vaccines: Enhancing Protection National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/discovery/tpertus.htm Related Issues 1. Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis: Health Informa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/dtp.htm Research 1. Pertussis Vaccination in Infancy Isn't Associ Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/pertussis_vac_allergies.html 2. Measles and Pertussis Risk Higher for Children wit American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZL66641HC&sub_... Statistics 1. FASTATS: Whooping Cough National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/whooping.htm Treatment 1. First Combination Vaccine Approved to Help Protect Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2005/ANS01354.html   Pediatrics / Children's Health News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. There Should Be Mandatory Flu Vaccines For All Health Care Workers, American ... 9 Sep 2010 at 11:00am The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced today that it believes all health care workers should have mandatory (compulsory) flu shots. The AAP adds that health-care associated influenza outbreaks contribute considerably to patient morbidity and mortality and also place a financial burden on health care systems. Health care associated influenza outbreaks are common, says the AAP... 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