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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.
www.whoopingcough.net/

Whooping Cough News - Topix.net
Latest news stories on the disease.
www.topix.net/

MedlinePlus: Whooping Cough
Directory of articles, news, and factsheets.
www.nlm.nih.gov/

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Provides general information, signs and symptoms, and treatments. Includes a guide as to when to call a doctor.
www.kidshealth.org/

eMedicine Health - Whooping Cough
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.emedicinehealth.com/

Guidelines for the Control of Pertussis in Australia
Synopsis of the communicable diseases intelligence technical report series number 1 endorsed by the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia and New Zealand.
www.health.gov.au/

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.
www.sanger.ac.uk/

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]
www.kidsource.com/

Pertussis Fact Sheet
Symptoms, potential complications, how it is spread, who gets it, treatment, and prevention. By the Seattle and King County.
www.metrokc.gov/

Dr. Reddy's Pediatric Office on the Web
Cause, treatment, and information on thimerosal and whooping cough vaccines.
www.drreddy.com/