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And then there's the 19 cases of #Pertussis this month (March), that our libertarian-leaning, politically-aspirant, mask-averse #YukonCMOH insists is not an "outbreak" -
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In which case, 19 cases of whooping cough in the #Yukon must be normal for March, right?
Did any journalist in local #Media ask our notoriously libertarian-leaning, politically-aspirant, mask-averse #YukonCMOH what the #Pertussis statistic for March usually is?
Well, of course not.
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#pertussis hope your baby doesn't get this and DIE
this is awful
Torture
Child abuse
Protect your kids
Get the fucking vaccine
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Sobre #pertussis #tosferina en las Américas, último informe de OPS/PAHO ayer 25-Mar-26:
En las Americas: ⬆️de casos de #pertussis entre 2023 y 2024 (n= 11,202 cases) y 2024 (n= 66,184 casos), con un moderado⬇️en 2025 (n= 46,870 casos)." Preocupante👇
www.paho.org/en/documents...
#whoopingcough #idsky
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New research article
Safety, colonisation kinetics, transmissibility, and immune correlates of protection in healthy adults inoculated with #Bordetella #pertussis in England
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
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#ThrowbackThursday | We vaccinated because pertussis (whooping cough). Time tested. Life saving. #GetImmunized | www.immunize.ca/sites/defau... #pertussis #whoopingcough #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives
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It’s #MythbustingMonday! Let’s tackle some misinformation. www.immunize.ca/sites/defau... #pertussis #whoopingcough #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #GetImmunized #TogetherAgainstMisinformation
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#stpatricksday #stayhome #pertussis #stayhomewhensick man sent home from party due to pertussis
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March cover of The Lancet Microbe
Our March issue is now online:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Our journal is #OpenAccess, so you are free to explore all of our content. But these hashtags offer a flavour: #malaria #HIV #Streptococcus #PCV #RiftValleyFever #pertussis #tuberculosis #TB #AMR
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TBSky #OA
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#pertussis Close contacts (household members, caretakers, HCW or any person w/ face-face exposure w/in 3-4ft of symptomatic pt or shared space for >1 h or direct contact w/ respiratory, oral, or nasal secretions of pertussis pt. #PEP for all close contacts regardless of vaccination status
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Macrolide antibiotics (e.g., erythromycin, clarithromycin, or azithromycin) have been effective & constitute the mainstay of treatment for patients with #pertussis as well as for PEP
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No proven abx exist that reduce disease severity & frequency of symptoms during paroxysmal & convalescent stages of disease. However, antimicrobials are generally recommended to ⬇️B. #pertussis transmission & to render patients noninfectious
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effectiveness of antibiotic therapy depends on stage of pertussis in which therapy is initiated. The first 3 weeks (catarrhal stage) are optimal time for antibiotics to ameliorate the symptoms of pertussis & eradicate B. #pertussis
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#pertussis In adults:complications of pertussis most commonly include insomnia, apnea, weight loss, urinary incontinence, syncope, and rib fracture. Less common manifestations include pneumonia, otitis media, and, rarely, death
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clinical course of pertussis progresses through three consecutive stages after infection and incubation: catarrhal, paroxysmal & convalescent stages. Each stage lasts approximately 1-3 weeks & patients typically do not fully recover for 2-3 months #pertussis
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name “whooping cough” is derived, consists of violent and rapid coughing with rapid expulsion of air from the lungs, in which the patient is then forced to inhale with a loud “whooping” sound #pertussis
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#pertussis incubation period usually lasts 7-10 days, but can be as long as 4 weeks. symptoms range from asymptomatic or mild upper respiratory tract disease to severe, persistent, and progressive coughing that continues for weeks or months.
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#pertussis highly contagious and can spread rapidly from person-to-person through contact with airborne droplets. R0 12-17
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Pertussis among adolescents and adults has been reported with increasing frequency during the last 2 to 3 decades attributed to waning immunity➡️ plays an important role in #pertussis transmission among household contacts
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severity of symptoms depends on several factors, including patient's age, strength of immune response & extent of systemic bacterial dissemination. For the past several decades, routine pertussis immunization has dramatically reduced disease incidence #pertussis
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Bordatella #pertussis Gram- pleomorphic aerobic coccobacillus grows optimally on either Bordet-Gengou or Regan-Lowe agar b/w 35°C and 37°C & can be differentiated from other Bordetella sp based on its growth & biochemical characteristics. fastidious, nonmotile, catalase- oxidase+
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Pertussis: What you need to know | an informative factsheet from Immunize Canada | www.immunize.ca/sites/defau... #pertussis #whoopingcough #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #GetImmunized
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It’s #MythbustingMonday! Let’s tackle some misinformation. www.immunize.ca/sites/defau... #pertussis #whoopingcough #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #GetImmunized #TogetherAgainstMisinformation
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It’s #MythbustingMonday! Let’s tackle some misinformation. www.immunize.ca/sites/defau... #pertussis #whoopingcough #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #GetImmunized #TogetherAgainstMisinformation
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It’s #MythbustingMonday! Let’s tackle some misinformation. www.immunize.ca/sites/defau... #pertussis #whoopingcough #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #GetImmunized #TogetherAgainstMisinformation
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#Pertussis cases down 75% in the #UnitedStates during the first seven weeks of 2026.
YTD, 1,570 cumulative #whoopingcough cases have been reported, this compares to 6,506 during the same period in 2025.
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New research article
Characterisation of #Bordetella #pertussis virulence and macrolide resistance in Australia by targeted culture-independent sequencing: a genomic epidemiology study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
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#Pertussis en adultos, una discusión cada vez más necesaria ante tanto brote en el mundo y las Américas. De ahí la importancia de la vacunación también en todos los grupos etarios. #tosferina #whoopingcough #idsky
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
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🫁 Whooping cough: Debbie Duncan explores pertussis — a highly infectious respiratory illness known for its severe hacking cough and characteristic ‘whoop’.
📘 Read more and add to your CPD log. Link in thread.
#RespiratoryCare #Pertussis #WhoopingCough #InfectionPrevention
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