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Infants most likely to catch whooping cough from siblings
2015-09-08 15:01:49| Biotech - Topix.net
"Knowing where they're getting their disease from is important so we can target our approach accordingly," said lead author Tami Skoff, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Whooping cough, which gets its name from the sound patients make while gasping for air, can be especially dangerous - and sometimes deadly - for newborns, according to the CDC.
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Whooping cough hits close to home
2015-01-04 03:49:10| Biotech - Topix.net
Photo submitted Nikki Beal was just 4-weeks-old when she contracted pertussis, also known as whooping cough, from her mother. The disease can be serious or even fatal to newborns who have not yet received vaccinations.
Pertussis AKA Whooping Cough
2013-05-30 01:29:37| PortlandOnline
Whooping Cough - Facts, treatment and prevention
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State Attorney General seeks stay in whooping crane case
2013-03-16 01:43:32| Waste Management - Topix.net
Only days after environmentalists won a victory in an endangered whooping cranes case that has wide-ranging implications for water use in Texas, Attorney General Greg Abbott on Friday sought an emergency stay in federal district court.
Ruling on Whooping Cranes Could Be Felt Across Texas
2013-03-13 13:04:06| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality safeguards the state's natural resources, but this week a federal judge found the agency responsible for the deaths of 23 whooping cranes - a ruling with potentially wide-ranging consequences.
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