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Children who are too young to be fully vaccinated and those who have not completed the primary vaccination series are at highest risk for severe illness. Like measles, pertussis is highly contagious with up to 90% of susceptible household contacts developing clinical disease following exposure to an index case. Adolescents and adults become susceptible when immunity wanes. | Children who are too young to be fully vaccinated and those who have not completed the primary vaccination series are at highest risk for severe illness. Like measles, pertussis is highly contagious with up to 90% of susceptible household contacts developing clinical disease following exposure to an index case. Adolescents and adults become susceptible when immunity wanes. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
* Children are more | * Children are at more risk of acquiring infection. | ||
* Unvaccinated children | * Unvaccinated children | ||
* Associated infections like measles | * Associated infections like measles | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Children who are too young to be fully vaccinated and those who have not completed the primary vaccination series are at highest risk for severe illness. Like measles, pertussis is highly contagious with up to 90% of susceptible household contacts developing clinical disease following exposure to an index case. Adolescents and adults become susceptible when immunity wanes.
Risk Factors
- Children are at more risk of acquiring infection.
- Unvaccinated children
- Associated infections like measles
- Household contacts
- Immunodeficient conditions