About Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough | CDC - Centers for Disease . . . Antibiotics Preventive antibiotics are also known as postexposure antimicrobial prophylaxis (PEP) These are medicines given to someone who has been exposed to harmful bacteria to help prevent them from getting sick Some people should receive antibiotics to prevent them from getting sick if they have been around someone with whooping cough
Clinical Overview of Pertussis | Whooping Cough | CDC Clinical features Pertussis has an insidious onset with catarrhal symptoms that are indistinguishable from those of minor respiratory tract infections Next is the paroxysmal stage characterized by numerous, rapid coughs The final stage is the convalescent stage, which can take from weeks to months to resolve
Chapter 16: Pertussis | Pink Book - CDC B pertussis is a small, aerobic gram-negative rod It requires special media for isolation B pertussis produces multiple antigenic and biologically active products, including pertussis toxin (PT), filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA), agglutinogens, adenylate cyclase, pertactin, and tracheal cytotoxin These products are responsible for the clinical features of pertussis disease
Blastomycosis | Blastomycosis - CDC Blastomycosis is a lung infection caused by a fungus found in soil, commonly affecting people in certain parts of the U S
Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program Reports About these resources NIOSH has launched our new Firefighter Safety and Health website as part of the CDC web redesign This new site integrates all the NIOSH firefighter safety and health web content into one central location to make it easier to find
Current VISs | Vaccines Immunizations | CDC - Centers for Disease . . . Currently, providers are required by law to provide EUA fact sheets to vaccine recipients or their caregivers for all uses of Novavax and when Moderna or Pfizer vaccines are given to children 6 months through 11 years of age For recipients who are 12 or older receiving Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, a provider may use the COVID-19 Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)