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    Pertussis

    Occupational Disease Pertussis

    Pertussis Category Infection, Occupational

    Pertussis Severity

    Acute-Moderate

    Pertussis Synonyms

    Whooping cough; Bordetella pertussis infection

    Information on Pertussis Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging

    ". . . clinical symptoms in adults are less severe than in children and may not be recognized as pertussis. Pertussis should be considered for any person seeking treatment with an acute cough lasting at least 7 days, particularly if accompanied by paroxysms of coughing, inspiratory whoop, or posttussive vomiting. . . . Postexposure prophylaxis is indicated for personnel exposed to pertussis; a 14-day course of either erythromycin (500 mg orally four times daily) or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (one tablet twice daily) has been used for this purpose." [CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel]

    Pertussis Latency

    7-20 days

    Pertussis References

    http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/pink/pert.pdf

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