DSHS Pertussis Media Campaign Info

Pertussis (Bordetella pertussis, Whooping Cough)
   ICD-9 033.0; ICD-10 A37.0

DSHS Pertussis Cocooning Campaign

DSHS Immunization Branch

Website:  www.PreventPertussis.com

"Cocooning" is a strategy recommended by the CDC to protect infants against pertussis by ensuring all close contacts of infants receive Tdap vaccine.  The Texas Department of State Health Services Immunization Branch recently launched an educational campaign to educate healthcare providers and the general public about the importance of promoting Tdap vaccine especially for individuals who are close contacts to infants.  

Posters:  http://www.preventpertussis.org/docs/poster.pdf   (Both English and Spanish available)

Brochure:  http://www.preventpertussis.org/docs/brochure.pdf (Both English and Spanish available)

E-Card:  http://www.preventpertussis.org/consumer/ecard.php

The e-card above is a wonderful tool that expectant parents may utilize to inform family and friends about the importance of being protected against pertussis by receiving Tdap vaccine.

Materials from Previous Pertussis Educational Campaigns

Posters:

• Is it Just a Cough? (PDF, 70.2KB)
• ¿Es sólo una Tos? (PDF, 77.9KB)

Brochures:

• Pertussis Brochure (English) (PDF, 341KB)
  Is it just a cough?; Who gets pertussis/whooping cough; how is pertussis spread and is it dangerous?; Can pertussis be prevented?
• Pertussis Brochure (Spanish) (PDF, 363KB)
  ¿Es sólo una tos?; ¿A quién le da tos ferina?; ¿Cómo se contagia la tos ferina y es peligrosa?; ¿Puede prevenirse la tos ferina?
• Anyone Can Get Pertussis (English)  (PDF, 252KB)
  What are the symptoms? How is pertussis diagnosed? How can babies be protected?
• Anyone Can Get Pertussis (Spanish) (PDF, 301KB)
  A caulquiera le puede dar la tos ferina; ¿Cuáles son los síntomas?; ¿Cómo se diagnostica la tos ferina?; ¿Cómo podemos proteger a los bebés?