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In reply to the discussion: Forget about Ebola. Look what the anti-vaxxers are doing to California [View all]Auggie
(31,641 posts)17. Pertussis was highest in the S.F. Bay Area as of June ...
according to the S.F. Chronicle (June 13, 2014)
California health officials declared a whooping cough epidemic in the state Friday after what they said was an unexpected surge of cases.
More than 900 new cases of the illness, also known as pertussis, were reported in both April and May, well above normal, officials said in a statement. Overall, 3,458 cases and one death have been reported this year, they said.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial disease that primarily affects infants and children.
Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties have the state's highest infection rates. San Francisco County's count is at 36, with two school outbreaks, no hospitalizations and no infant infections to date.
More than 900 new cases of the illness, also known as pertussis, were reported in both April and May, well above normal, officials said in a statement. Overall, 3,458 cases and one death have been reported this year, they said.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial disease that primarily affects infants and children.
Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties have the state's highest infection rates. San Francisco County's count is at 36, with two school outbreaks, no hospitalizations and no infant infections to date.
http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/State-declares-whooping-cough-epidemic-5551631.php
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Forget about Ebola. Look what the anti-vaxxers are doing to California [View all]
RandySF
Oct 2014
OP
Why bother? If evidence was at all useful on this subject then antivaxxers would not exist.
jeff47
Oct 2014
#34
I didn't say whooping cough is like the common cold. A cold can't be prevented or treated
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#35
I imagine that ridiculous personal belief exemption has something to do with it.
NuclearDem
Oct 2014
#6
I wonder who they'll blame when their child falls ill with a preventable disease.
Arkansas Granny
Oct 2014
#9
And I bet the well-to-do have more exposure to disease, with all the travelling they do.
DebJ
Oct 2014
#16
Dr. Mercola should be in jail or at least forced to face the children who catch these illnesses
Quixote1818
Oct 2014
#21