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1924 – First vaccine for scarlet fever by George F. Dick and Gladys Dick; 1924 – First inactive vaccine for tetanus (tetanus toxoid, TT) by Gaston Ramon, C. Zoeller and P. Descombey; 1926 – First vaccine for pertussis (whooping cough) by Leila Denmark; 1932 – First vaccine for yellow fever by Max Theiler and Jean Laigret
Pertussis vaccine is a vaccine that protects against whooping cough (pertussis). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are two main types: whole-cell vaccines and acellular vaccines. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The whole-cell vaccine is about 78% effective while the acellular vaccine is 71–85% effective.
Whooping cough (/ ˈ h uː p ɪ ŋ / or / ˈ w uː p ɪ ŋ /), also known as pertussis or the 100-day cough, is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable bacterial disease. [1] [10] Initial symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose, fever, and mild cough, but these are followed by two or three months of severe coughing fits. [1]
Grace Eldering (September 5, 1900 – August 31, 1988) [1] was an American public health scientist, known for her involvement in the creation of a vaccine for whooping cough along with Loney Gordon and Pearl Kendrick. [2]
But the best way to prevent whooping cough, "is for parents, caregivers, and anyone in close contact with infants to have an up-to-date TDaP vaccine," says Dr. Beth Natt, chair of pediatrics at ...
The DPT vaccine or DTP vaccine is a class of combination vaccines to protect against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (lockjaw). [7] The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids , and either killed whole cells of the bacterium that causes pertussis or pertussis antigens .
The CDC stated that the first signs of whooping cough are the same signs you would see in a common cold - runny nose, sneezing, etc. But then the symptoms get worse. Here are some symptoms of the ...
As a result of analyzing the data collected from the trials for nearly three years, it was found that the vaccine was a success. [10] Michigan started distributing the vaccines in 1940 and deaths from whooping cough declined. [7] [11] Their work contributed significantly [12] to the development of cough plate diagnostics. [13]