Pertussis

Immunization

Pertussis Basics

The best way to prevent pertussis is for all children to be fully vaccinated on time.

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Fact sheet with general information about pertussis, including symptoms, complications, tests, and treatment.

Pertussis: What Parents Need to Know
Fact sheet for parents of children in child care and school and other activities who have questions about pertussis. Available in English, Hmong, Russian, Somali, and Spanish.

Tdap Vaccine: What Teens Need to Know
Fact sheet for school health personnel to provide to their teenage students on Tdap vaccine.

Parapertussis
Fact sheet about parapertussis, a milder form of pertussis, including symptoms, tests, and treatment.

Pertussis: Silence the Sounds of Pertussis
Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDs) materials about pertussis prevention, including audio of whooping cough and a video PSA featuring actress and mother Keri Russell. Attention: Non-MDH link

Sounds of Pertussis
Campaign to provide information about the disease and how to prevent it. Attention: Non-MDH link
About Pertussis
General information from the CDC about pertussis, including transmission, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Also includes photos and kid-friendly fact sheet. Attention: Non-MDH link

Pertussis Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)
CDC Vaccine Information Statement; includes a description of the disease, who should get the vaccine and when, who should not be vaccinated, and potential side effects. Attention: Non-MDH links

DTaP	Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccines: What You Need to Know
Tdap	Tetanus, Diphtheria (Td) or Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine: What You Need to Know