Tag: whooping
Whooping cough: duration, contagion, a pharmacy test?
Summary An increase in cases of whooping cough is currently observed in France and a 3-week-old infant died in Nice in April 2024.In the first quarter of 2024, around fifteen…
A 3-week-old infant died of whooping cough in Nice, our doctor reminds us of the right actions
News Published on 04/30/2024 at 4:37 p.m. Updated 04/30/2024 at 4:37 p.m. Reading 2 min. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo) A three-week-old baby died of…
No, whooping cough has not disappeared: call for vigilance as cases multiply in France
News Published on 04/22/2024 at 5:14 p.m. Updated 04/22/2024 at 5:14 p.m. Reading 2 min. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director) Public Health France is calling for vigilance…
Whooping cough is back in several countries. Should we be worried about this in France?
News Published on 01/26/2024 at 3:07 p.m. Updated 01/26/2024 at 3:07 p.m. Reading 3 min. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo) The United States and the…
More children got pneumonia or whooping cough this year: what is it and what helps (not)?
If you do get whooping cough as a child or adult, there is often nothing you can do about it. It is a bacterial infection, so antibiotics might work. “But…
Pregnant women are encouraged to get vaccinated against whooping cough
Whooping cough has spread at a very high rate in Denmark, and it is not unlikely that it will also take off in Sweden. According to Leif Dotevall, deputy infectious…
Public health warns of rising cases of whooping cough in Huron-Perth
Like other areas in southern Ontario, Huron Perth public health is seeing a spike in the number of cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in children across Huron…
Whooping cough: a new nasal vaccine promises better efficacy
News Published on 03/11/2023 at 10:14 a.m. Updated 03/11/2023 at 10:14 a.m. Reading 2 mins. While pertussis, potentially fatal in infants, continues to circulate widely throughout the world, Inserm announces…
Whooping cough: the High Council for Public Health gives new courses of action
News Published on 01/06/2023 at 11:26 am Updated 01/06/2023 at 11:26 am Reading 3 mins. Marie Lanen Head of parenting section (baby, pregnancy, family) Faced with identified cases of whooping…
Free vaccine against whooping cough for pregnant women in Värmland – protects the child
Birgitta Sahlström is operations manager for the regional vaccination unit in Värmland. – The Public Health Agency recommends that pregnant women be vaccinated against whooping cough to reduce the risk…