IN: 2010 Whooping Cough cases

[Ronan Kelly]

Posted: 4:41 PM May 7, 2010

Whooping cough making a scary comeback

Reporter: Maureen McFadden
Email Address: maureen.mcfadden@wndu.com

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Cole was four years old when his baby brother Dylan was born. Their mother, Mariah Bianchi, had a cough and runny nose when she gave birth. She asked doctors about her symptoms, but she says no one thought it could be pertussis.

"She said we don't see pertussis anymore. We don't see whooping cough anymore so you probably just have a cold,? says Mariah.

Three and a half weeks after Dylan arrived he stopped eating, too weak and tired to stay awake.

"Every hour after that, he got sicker and sicker. Basically his immune system started failing, his kidney function failed, he started to develop heart failure. In about 36 hours they were doing CPR. We didn't have a lot of choices. It took about two days for that to happen,? says Mariah.

"Death isn't just something you read or see about or hear about. It's a case like ours. We had a baby, a healthy baby, there was nothing out of the ordinary, but pertussis came in and took our son away from us,? says David Bianchi, Dylan?s father.
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Re: !N: 2010 Whooping Cough cases

Source: http://www.wibqfm.com/news/articles/...akes-comeback/

Whooping Cough Makes a Comeback
Posted Friday May 21, 2010 39 minutes ago
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Indianapolis(WIBQ)-Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise in the state. The Indiana State Department of Health says there have been 70 reported cases of pertussis as of Sunday...

[Shiloh]

Re: IN: 2010 Whooping Cough cases

Source: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/24873930/detail.html

Whooping Cough Confirmed At Elementary School
2 Students Sent Home From Geist Elementary School

POSTED: 3:42 pm EDT September 3, 2010
UPDATED: 4:09 pm EDT September 3, 2010

FISHERS, Ind. -- Two cases of whooping cough have been confirmed at a Hamilton County elementary school.

Hamilton Southeastern Schools notified parents on Friday that two students at Geist Elementary School had contracted the illness, also known as pertussis...

[Shiloh]

Re: IN: 2010 Whooping Cough cases

Source: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/24935659/detail.html

Whooping Cough Cases Hit More Schools
3 Lawrence Township Schools Have Confirmed Cases

POSTED: 12:41 am EDT September 9, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS -- Four additional cases of whooping cough were reported this week in central Indiana schools, heightening the concern of parents.

Cases of pertussis, the medical name for whooping cough, are on the rise across the country. Locally, Geist Elementary School reported a case last week, and Lawrence Township has confirmed four cases at three schools -- Forest Glen, Amy Beverland and Mary Castle, 6News' Ericka Flye reported...

[Shiloh]

Re: IN: 2010 Whooping Cough cases

Source: http://newsandtribune.com/local/x194...h-24-year-high

September 26, 2010
Indiana reports of whooping cough reach 24-year high
Officials emphasize immunizations

BY MAUREEN HAYDEN AND BRADEN LAMMERS Braden.Lammers@newsandtribune.com Sun Sep 26, 2010, 03:42 AM EDT

SOUTHERN INDIANA ? State health officials say Indiana is on track for the highest number of pertussis infections since 1986, mirroring a national trend in the escalation of the highly contagious respiratory disease better known as whooping cough...

...As of mid-September, the number of whooping cough cases reported to the Indiana State Department of Health for 2010 had surpassed 390, close to the total number for 2009.

Epidemiologist Angie Cierzniewski of the Indiana State Department of Health said health experts are fighting the misconception that whooping cough had been nearly eradicated...

[Shiloh]

Re: IN: 2010 Whooping Cough cases

Source: http://www.theindychannel.com/health...21/detail.html

Ind. Health Official Alarmed By Whooping Cough Cases
State Records Most Cases Since 1959

POSTED: 10:13 am EST November 22, 2010
UPDATED: 10:17 am EST November 22, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana health officials said Monday that the more than 500 cases of whooping cough in the state so far this year are the most reported going back at least four decades...

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Re: IN: 2010 Whooping Cough cases

Source: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/l...5f34ead5a.html


State sees rise in whooping cough cases

By Kathleen Quilligan kathleen.quilligan@nwi.com, (219) 662-5331 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (219) 662-5331 end_of_the_skype_highlighting nwi.com | Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:00 am

Lake and Porter counties have seen double-digit numbers of cases of pertussis in a year that's seen the state's largest outbreak of the illness since the 1950s.

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a contagious illness caused by bacteria characterized with a cough that ends in a "whooping" sound. So far this year, Lake County has seen 15 reported cases and Porter County has had 26. As of Dec. 10, 600 cases of pertussis have been reported across the state...

...While last year there were 392 cases reported to the state's Health Department, this year's number has increased by 53 percent...

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Re: IN: 2010 Whooping Cough cases

Indiana experiencing largest Whooping Cough outbreak since the 1950s

There have been 600 reported cases of whooping cough in Indiana this year

By Reba Reader Fox59
11:41 a.m. EST, December 23, 2010

Indianapolis ?

Health officials want Hoosiers to get booster shots against whooping cough this year. There have been 600 reported cases of whooping cough in Indiana this year.
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State Health Department epidemiologist Angie Cierzniewski said infants are too young for an immunization. She also said two infants under two months old have already died from the disease.

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