pertussis

The school requires students in seventh grade and above to get their Tdap booster, which provides elevated immunity against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, or whooping cough.

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a contagious respiratory illness, but it is preventable with a common vaccine.

Across California, there were fewer than 300 reported cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, all of last year.

Current pertussis vaccines are widely used and effective at preventing whooping cough, caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria.

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published concerning new figures on whooping cough — caused by Bordatella pertussis bacterial infections — in the United States.