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Jan 1, 1578
First epidemic
The first epidermic was in paris. -
Period: Jan 1, 1578 to
Peritussis
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First description by Guillaume de Ballou.
Guillaume de Ballou discovered pertussis and told everyone what is was and gave a description of it. -
Founder
in 1679 peritussis was found by Sydenham. -
Pertussis identification
Pertussis was identified by Jules bordet in 1906. -
Creating DPT
DPT cell pertussis vaccine was created. It was the older vaccine. -
Pre Vaccine Era
A vaccine was made at Evanston Hospital by Doctor Louise W. Saver. It was Non-Effective. -
Michigan Department
In 1939 Michigan department of public Health showed efficacy against bordetella pertussis. -
First Effective Vaccine
In 1948 Kendrick and the Eldering created the first vaccine that was effective for Pertussis (Whooping Cough). -
Major Rise
Major rise in diseases in Sweden and West Germany, England and Japan due to vacination rate drop. -
Britain's Outbreak
There was more than 99,000causes of Pertussis in Britain. -
Pertussis
In 1980 a huge outbreak of perussis came into the Unied States . -
Vaccine
Vaccine is only effective 2 to 5 years, Cant be completly prevented. -
Deaths
1 in 69000 deaths of infants under one year from pertussis. -
Improved vaccine
New vaccine is better than whole cell vaccine. Its a cellular vaccine which reduces the number of side effects. -
After Effects
Children expirence neurologic illnes 7 days after DPT vaccine. -
Replacement
Since the vaccine wasnt effective they came out with a new vaccine called the DTAP. -
Whooping cough
Whooping cough is still the same reason for 120,000 peoples death each year even though they have a vaccine for it. -
California breakout
10 babies died from whooping cough in California due to a outbreak. -
Primary Source
household members were the primary
source of transmission in 70% of infant pertussis cases and that 50% of those household
members were able to go get the updated version of the vaccine. -
United States affected
In 2012 there were more than 48,277 cases of pertussis in the United States. -
DTAP and TDAP
DTaP schedule at 2, 4,
6, 15-18 months and 4-6 years of age; vaccinating women with the Tdap vaccine after the
twentieth week of pregnancy.
