Parents : protect yourself and your children from whooping cough!

Parents: Why Whooping Cough is Serious:

Protect

Whooping cough (also known as pertussis) is a contagious disease that can be passed easily from person to person. It is very serious for babies and can cause them to cough so much that they cannot breathe. Hundreds of babies are hospitalized each year for whooping cough, and some die from it.
Whooping cough can cause adults or teens to have severe coughing that leads to vomiting or broken ribs. They can be hospitalized for pneumonia and miss weeks of work or school. Even worse, they can spread whooping cough to the babies at home.

Yourself and Your Children
from Whooping
Cough!

Ways to Protect Yourself and Your Family:
Get Your Tetanus Booster (Tdap)
Everybody in the family should be immunized against whooping cough to protect themselves and the baby at home. Parents should ask their doctor for the Tdap vaccine that includes a tetanus and diphtheria booster and also protects against whooping cough.
Make Sure Your Children are Up-to-Date on Their Immunizations
Children 7 years of age and older can also get the new Tdap booster. Infants and toddlers need four shots against whooping cough, and a booster before starting kindergarten.
Cover Your Cough and Wash Your Hands
Whooping cough is spread by coughing. Remind everyone to cover their mouths when coughing and to wash their hands often.
Protect yourself. Protect your family.
Get Immunized!

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BLIC HEAL
Georgia Department of Public Health

Talk with your Doctor.
www.cdc.gov/features/pertussis

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Padres:
Protjanse

Porqu es seria la tos ferina?
La tos ferina es una enfermedad contagiosa que se puede pasar fcilmente de una persona a otra. Es muy seria para los bebs porque puede hacer que tosan tanto que no puedan respirar. Cientos de bebs son hospitalizados todos los aos por la tos ferina y algunos mueren a causa de ella.
La tos ferina puede producir una tos tan grave en los adultos o en los adolescentes que haga que vomiten o que se les quiebren las costillas. Pueden ser hospitalizados por neumona y perder semanas de trabajo o de escuela. Pero lo peor de todo es que pueden transmitir la tos ferina a los bebs en casa.

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Maneras de protegerse y de proteger a su familia:
Ponerse la vacuna de refuerzo contra el ttanos (Tdap) Todos los miembros de la familia deben ser vacunados contra la tos ferina para protegerse a s mismos y proteger al beb en casa. Los adultos deben preguntar a su mdico sobre la nueva vacuna Tdap, que incluye refuerzos contra el ttanos y la difteria, y tambin protege contra la tos ferina.
Asegrese que sus nios estn al da con las vacunas Los nios de 7 aos de edad y mayores se pueden poner la nueva vacuna de refuerzo Tdap. Los bebs y los nios pequeos necesitan cuatro dosis contra la tos ferina y una dosis de refuerzo antes de empezar el jardn de nios.

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Cubra la boca al toser y lavase las manos
La tos ferina se transmite al toser. Recuerde a todos que se tapen la boca al toser y que se laven las manos a menudo.

Protjanse y protejan a su familia.
tos ferina! Vacnense!
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Tiene preguntas?
BLIC HEAL
Departamento de Salud Publica de Georgia

Hable con su mdico.
www.cdc.gov/features/pertussis

&Maternal Child
Health
GEORGIA
Improving the health of women, infants, children, fathers and families.