Whooping cough FAQ: Treatment for whooping cough symptoms, vaccine safety and pertussis in children

How serious is whooping cough? Is whooping cough going around? How long does whooping cough last? What is the pertussis vaccine? What are the symptoms of whooping cough?

Discussing pertussis in adults, treatment for whooping cough symptoms, pertussis vaccines and more with Alyssa Kuban, MD, associate medical director at Texas Children's Pediatrics Cypress. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update May 19, 2025
00:00 Is whooping cough contagious?
00:48 Pertussis cases: Whooping cough 2024
01:09 Why is whooping cough going around?
01:34 How long is pertussis vaccine good for? (DTP vaccine)
01:49 DTaP vaccine
02:01 Vaccine rates in US (child vaccination rates by year)
02:58 Pertussis vaccine schedule
03:23 Pertussis vaccine age (whooping cough vaccine age)
03:32 Pertussis booster
03:42 Pertussis vaccine adult
03:54 Whooping cough vaccine: Is pertussis vaccine safe?
04:21 How long is whooping cough vaccine good for?
04:43 Pertussis vaccine recommendations
04:59 Pertussis vaccine effectiveness (pertussis immunity)
05:18 Tdap vaccine pregnancy
06:05 Vaccine misinformation
06:40 How to talk to patients about vaccines
07:03 Pertussis vaccine safety
07:23 Do physicians vaccinate their kids?
07:45 How bad is whooping cough?
08:14 Whooping cough symptoms
08:33 Pertussis symptoms
08:50 Whooping cough in children
09:03 How long does pertussis last?
09:14 Pertussis in infants
10:19 Pertussis bacteria
10:30 What causes whooping cough?
10:42 How does pertussis spread?
10:56 Whooping cough incubation period
11:11 Pertussis medicine
11:25 How to get rid of whooping cough
11:43 Treatment for whooping cough
12:11 Whooping cough in babies: Can adults get whooping cough?
12:26 Pertussis in adults
12:50 Should you get a whooping cough vaccine?

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