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Recognizing and Preventing Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

• English (3:28 minutes, Date Released: 9/15/2010)
• en Español (3:33 minutes, Date Released: 9/9/2010)

A mother of two and epidemiologist with CDC discusses the symptoms of whooping cough (pertussis) and how to prevent it. She discusses the importance of getting everyone vaccinated, especially those who will have close contact with an infant.

Pertussis, or Whooping Cough, Vaccine Recommendation for Adolescents
Listen To This Podcast (4:22 minutes, Date Released: 8/7/2008)

This podcast provides information on pertussis and the Tdap vaccine recommendations for adolescents.

Whooping Cough (Pertussis) PSA

• English (0:30 minutes, Date Released: 9/15/2010)
• en Español (0:30 minutes, Date Released: 9/9/2010)

This 30 second PSA encourages everyone to get vaccinated against whooping cough (pertussis), especially those who will have close contact with an infant.

Watch a short video of a boy coughing due to pertussis (00:12 seconds)

Watch a short video of a hospitalized man with pertussis (00:56 seconds)

CDC Commentary: Pertussis — Tdap: Now for Pregnant Women and 65 Plus (4:11 minutes, Date Released: 10/31/2011)
An overview of the latest recommendations for giving Tdap to pregnant women and those 65 years and older.

CDC Commentary - Pertussis Diagnosis: Avoid the Pitfalls of PCR (5:44 minutes, Date Released: 02/28/2011)
Learn how to optimize the use of PCR testing for pertussis by avoiding some of the more common pitfalls leading to inaccurate results.

Pertussis Testing Video: Collecting a Nasopharyngeal Swab Clinical Specimen (4:12 minutes, Date Released: 2/14/2011)
This video demonstrates proper techniques for collecting and transporting a pertussis clinical specimen obtained by swabbing the posterior nasopharynx.

Pertussis Testing Video: Collecting a Nasopharyngeal Aspirate Clinical Specimen (4:14 minutes, Date Released: 2/14/2011)
This video demonstrates proper techniques for collecting and transporting a pertussis clinical specimen from the posterior nasopharynx obtained by aspiration.

CDC Commentary: Pertussis -- Recognition and Treatment (3:36 minutes, Date Released: 1/25/2010)
Are you up-to-date on the recognition and treatment of pertussis?

Coughing up the Facts on Pertussis
Presentation on Emerging Trends and Vaccine Recommendations
Recorded webcast (59:21 minutes); slides and transcript also available.

Adult Immunizations (3:59 minutes, Date Released: 8/13/2010)
The specific immunizations you need as an adult are determined by factors such as your age, lifestyle, high-risk conditions, type and locations of travel, and previous immunizations. Throughout your adult life, you need immunizations to get and maintain protection.

Get The Picture: Childhood Immunizations (6:27 minutes, Date Released: 4/13/2009)
After talking with parents across the country, CDC put together this short video to help answer the tough questions that real moms had about childhood immunizations. Understanding the importance of vaccines is crucial for you to protect your children’s health.

Immunization Action Coalition Pertussis Videos (1:44 minutes)
The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) offers a variety of videos showing babies and children with pertussis.

Protect You and Your Baby from Pertussis (0:30 minutes)
This 30 second PSA by the Texas Department of State Health Services Immunization Branch promotes the recommendation to get Tdap vaccine while pregnant.

Jeff Gordon Joins the Fight Against Pertussis (0:60 minutes)
A 60 second PSA encouraging new and expectant parents to help protect their babies by making sure that anyone who is, or will be, in close contact with a young infant has been vaccinated against pertussis.

Counting on You (1:01 minutes, Date Released 9/16/2010)
If you're the parent of an 11 or 12 year old you need to know about preteen vaccines— Vaccines that can protect your preteen from meningitis, whooping cough and for girls, the virus that causes cervical cancer.

Also en Español

Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDs)
PKIDs offers a variety of videos about pertussis, including one family's struggle.