by firespringInt | Oct 8, 2016 | Symptoms
By: Amy Pinkall, MD, FAAP Pertussis, also know as whooping cough, is a highly contagious bacteria disease illness that can cause severe illness and cough. Pertussis is caused by a bacteria called Bordatella pertussis and can be prevented by routine vaccination. The...
by firespringInt | May 22, 2013 | Vaccines
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department is encouraging adults to get vacinated for Whooping Cough. “Adults who live with and care for infants are urged to receive a vaccine to protect those children from pertussis, better known as whooping cough. Because...
