Spread pertussis outbreak

health protection agency Red Chan offering pertussis vaccines 2, 3 and warned that most of the risk of death and complications in old England and Wales whooping cough outbreak spreading in the very young babies 4 months.

In June 2012, bringing the total 2466 ever was another case of 675.

311 Cases last year alone there were at this stage.

Increasing levels of whooping cough has been reported in North Ireland, Scotland.

Main symptom is severe scream like breathtaking cough attack children breathe, accompanied by the sound in the "voice".

Number of surge whooping cough cases 3 and 4 are seen each year. This latest outbreak began at the end of 2011.

In 1957 routine vaccination before the outbreak of whooping cough, United Kingdom was a huge scale. It potentially affects up to 150000 people is, and 300 in year kills.

' Very concerned '

186 Has been reported this year compared to last year same period, 72, 3 months in case children. The baby died from infection.

By Dr. Mary Ramsay, immunizations, health protection agency head said she was "very concerned" cases had increased.

She said: "very serious pertussis disease, can be especially very young. Comfort for the elderly can do, but not usually lead the serious complications.

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Granted, 2, 3, 4 months baby whooping cough vaccine in United Kingdom. Just given elementary school before the booster dose.

Third JAB until baby is completely unprotected. It fades out gradually, protection is at the peak next year is. It was infection or JAB and child even if you can get adult pertussis means.

Joint Committee of the Ministry of health, vaccinations and immunizations are teenagers or have you considered how to deal with the epidemic, such as giving a booster JAB for pregnant women.

Recommended for medical personnel working in young babies vaccinations are already protects them to prevent them from spreading infection.

North Ireland, 13 2011 whole compared to the data for the end of March 27 showed the patient. At the end of March, 150 example 22 compared to the first three months of 2011, had been reported in Scotland.

From the University of Bristol Professor Adam Finn said: "current immunization program children pertussis cut also it push back age.

"Immune as long as vaccine-immune infection resistance rate of population the number of people who have in the past become raised whooping cough is will not last long.

"Even where it just as well as United Kingdom's" happening.