Kennedy’s decision to replace ACIP wholesale and the comments he has made about deviating from standard vaccine policymaking ...

Cases of whooping cough are nearing record levels in Japan with the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria that are difficult to treat with conventional therapies.

Before pertussis vaccines became widely available in the 1940s, about 200,000 U.S. children got sick with it each year and about 9,000 died.

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Whooping cough cases in Australia have been rising since 2024. Here's what's driving the surge and how to stay safe. In Australia, whooping cough vaccine coverage is slipping and is now below the ...

Whooping cough, which is a bacterial illness, “can be seasonal” as it peaks in late summer and early fall, said Dr. Anna ...

Whooping cough, due to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite widespread pertussis immunization in childhood, there ...

The CDC, through its publications and its website (www.cdc.gov), provides the latest recommendations, warnings, and news about vaccines and their use. The AAP periodically updates its publication ...

Bacterial genetics is the study of the mechanisms of heritable information in bacteria, their chromosomes, plasmids, transposons and phages. Techniques that have enabled this discipline are ...

Bacterial pathogenesis is the process by which bacteria infect and cause disease in a host. Not all bacteria are pathogens and have the ability for pathogenesis (also known as virulence). Ryan et ...

Knowing how germs are transmitted is key to preventing disease, and it varies for different bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens. In some cases, you have to come into direct contact with an infected ...