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Sanger Centre : Bordetella Pertussis - http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/B_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. |
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Dr. Reddy's Pediatric Office on the Web - http://www.drreddy.com/shots/whoop.html
Cause, treatment, and information on thimerosal and whooping cough vaccines. |
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Bordetella Pertussis and Whooping Cough - http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/pertussis.html
Lecture topics by Kenneth Todar of the University of Wisconsin Department of Bacteriology. With introduction, pathogenesis, colonization, the toxins, regulation of virulence factors, and vaccine. |
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MedicineNet: Whooping Cough (Pertussis) - http://www.medicinenet.com/pertussis/article.htm
Doctor written consumer health information, includes causes, stages, symptoms, and treatments. |
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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/whooping_cough.html
Provides general information, signs and symptoms, and treatments. Includes a guide as to when to call a doctor. |
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Medinfo - http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/whoopingcough.html
Easy to understand information for patients on whooping cough including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. |
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WebMD, Inc. - http://children.webmd.com/tc/Whooping-Cough-Pertussis-Topic-Overview
General information about whooping cough. |
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Whooping Cough Diagnosis and Information - http://www.whoopingcough.net
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. |
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Whooping Cough News - Topix - http://www.topix.com/health/whooping-cough
Latest news stories on the disease. |
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eMedicine Health - Whooping Cough - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/15383-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment. |
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Pertussis Fact Sheet - http://www.metrokc.gov/health/prevcont/pertussis.htm
Symptoms, potential complications, how it is spread, who gets it, treatment, and prevention. By the Seattle and King County. |
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WHALE - http://www.whale.to/vaccines/whooping.htm
Articles on whooping cough or varicella: therapies and vaccination. |
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First Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Approved For Infants - http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/news/infant_vaccine8_1_96.html
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] |
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Pertussis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001561.htm
Definition, causes, incidence, risk factors, and immunization information for whooping cough. |
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MedlinePlus: Whooping Cough - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/whoopingcough.html
Directory of articles, news, and factsheets. |