Johns Hopkins: What to Know About Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
February 03, 2026
February 03, 2026
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 3 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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What to Know About Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Vaccines are the best protection against the highly contagious respiratory infection.
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Pertussis, also called whooping cough or the 100-day cough, is a respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which spreads through droplets when infect . . .
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What to Know About Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Vaccines are the best protection against the highly contagious respiratory infection.
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Pertussis, also called whooping cough or the 100-day cough, is a respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which spreads through droplets when infect . . .