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==Prevention== | ==Prevention== | ||
===Primary prevention=== | ===Primary prevention=== | ||
*Effective measures of primary prevention for Pertussis are vaccinations | *Effective measures of primary prevention for Pertussis are [[vaccinations]] | ||
**[[DPT vaccine|DTaP]]: The combination Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis vaccine administered to infants and children for immunization.<ref name ="CDCVacc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pertussis/default.htm |title=Vaccines: VPD-VAC/Pertussis/main page |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | **[[DPT vaccine|DTaP]]: The combination Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis vaccine administered to infants and children for immunization.<ref name ="CDCVacc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pertussis/default.htm |title=Vaccines: VPD-VAC/Pertussis/main page |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
**[[Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine (patient information)|TDap]]: The Tetatnus/Diptheria/Pertussis booster administered to adolescents and adults in 10 year intervals to bolster and reinforce immunity.<ref name ="CDCVacc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pertussis/default.htm |title=Vaccines: VPD-VAC/Pertussis/main page |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | **[[Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine (patient information)|TDap]]: The Tetatnus/Diptheria/Pertussis booster administered to adolescents and adults in 10 year intervals to bolster and reinforce immunity.<ref name ="CDCVacc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pertussis/default.htm |title=Vaccines: VPD-VAC/Pertussis/main page |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
*Antibiotics may be administered to family members of a Pertussis patient for prevention, especially to infants below the age of 1.<ref name ="CDCVacc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pertussis/default.htm |title=Vaccines: VPD-VAC/Pertussis/main page |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
*Proper hygienic measures, including:<ref name ="CDCVacc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pertussis/default.htm |title=Vaccines: VPD-VAC/Pertussis/main page |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
**Coughing and sneezing into a tissue or elbow | |||
**Thoroughly washing hands with soap and water | |||
**Using an alcohol-based sanitation fluid | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 17:05, 7 January 2016
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Prevention
Primary prevention
- Effective measures of primary prevention for Pertussis are vaccinations
- Antibiotics may be administered to family members of a Pertussis patient for prevention, especially to infants below the age of 1.[1]
- Proper hygienic measures, including:[1]
- Coughing and sneezing into a tissue or elbow
- Thoroughly washing hands with soap and water
- Using an alcohol-based sanitation fluid