whooping cough

Chronicles the lives and work of Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering, who developed a vaccine for whooping cough. Discusses the dangers of whooping cough, the scientists' education and work, and how the vaccine was developed. Includes photos, a timeline, glossary, index, and resources for further information.

Have you gotten a shot at the doctor's office recently? In the 1920s, about six thousand children a year were dying of pertussis, or whooping cough. Grace Eldering and Pearl Kendrick began to study of the disease, and their research eventually led to a reliable vaccine. Learn how their combined efforts helped to treat and eventually prevent a deadly disease that mostly affected children, as well as providing a model for how to approach public health concerns.

Simple introduction to whooping cough-- what it is, how it is spread or avoided, and how it is treated.

This book discusses whooping cough, a disease caused by a bacterium that invades the body and attacks the airways and lungs, including the difficulties in diagnosing the reemerging disease, the prevention of the disease, and the treatment of the disease.

Presents an overview of the disease whooping cough, covering its transmission, symptoms, treatments, prevention, genome, and other related aspects.