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Whooping cough cases on rise in US, CDC says

Whooping cough cases on the rise in the US, CDC says

Whooping cough cases have gone up in the U.S. compared to last year, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week. There have been 14,569

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CDC: U.S. whooping cough cases rising, especially in teens

Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.

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Whooping cough wave nears decade high, CDC reports

14,569 cases of whooping cough have been reported in total for 2024 so far — four times higher than the agency's reported totals from this time last year. Whooping cough can last for weeks to months, with symptoms normally appearing about a week after first being exposed to a contagious person with the infection.

Health care worker is 3rd person to become ill

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CDC: Three contacts monitored after Missouri’s first H5 bird flu case

Health officials identified three contacts, including two healthcare workers, who were closely monitored after a bird flu patient in Missouri was recently hospitalized.

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CDC says a second health care worker tied to Missouri bird flu case had symptoms

A second health worker in contact with the Missouri patient who tested positive for bird flu also developed symptoms but wasn’t tested for influenza, the CDC said Friday.

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Missouri Health Worker Who Had Contact With Bird Flu Patient Develops Symptoms, US Officials Report

The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now up to three, officials said. All three have recovered. The other two symptomatic cases included a healthcare worker who tested negative for influenza and a household contact of the patient who developed symptoms at the same time as the hospitalized patient,

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CDC Launching ‘Agency-Wide Strategy’ On ‘Health Equity’ For LGBT, Minorities

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that it will reorganize its Office of Health Equity ...

This dominant COVID-19 variant accounts for over 50% of cases, new CDC data shows

The COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 rose 12.7% and now makes up over 50% of COVID cases, the CDC Nowcast data tracker shows.

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Flu Deaths in Children Reach Concerning Highs, CDC Says

This is one of the worst annual flu death totals in children in a season, matching the 199 deaths during the 2019-2020 season ...

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CDC reports drop in teen e-cigarette use, but risks remain high across the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 1.6 million U.S. middle and high school students ...

Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven’t slowed deaths

Despite multiple federal suicide-prevention initiatives since 2001, suicide rates increased most years, according to CDC data ...

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CDC recommends ways for hospitals to reduce diagnostic errors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises hospitals to improve diagnoses by improving communication with ...

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Child Flu Deaths Increases In US As Vaccination Rates Drop, CDC Warns

The 2023-24 flu season saw nearly 200 child deaths in the US, with most victims unvaccinated, according to the CDC.

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Mpox Vaccines Administered In Africa For The First Time

Several hundred high-risk individuals were inoculated in Rwanda. Meanwhile, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the outbreak in Africa is still not under control, with ...

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