If you have whooping cough, your cough will become more frequent and more severe. As the condition worsens, you’ll likely have fits of rapid coughing followed by a natural attempt to catch your breath. That’s when some people make a sound that sounds like a “whoop.” Your cough might keepRead More →
3 µg pertactin. 5 µg pertussis fimbriae types 2 and 3. 0.33 mg aluminium as aluminium phosphate. 0.6% v/v phenoxyethanol. What is the whooping cough vaccine made of? Each 0.5-mL dose of Tenivac® (Sanofi Pasteur) contains the following active ingredients: 5 Lf of tetanus toxoid and 2 Lf of diphtheriaRead More →
Whooping cough is very easy to catch. If a person in your household has it and you did not get the vaccine, you have up to a 90% chance of catching it. SOURCES: CDC: “Vaccines and Immunizations.” What are the 3 stages of whooping cough? This disease has 3 stages:Read More →