== 3200 cases of autism in San Diego County ... per your figures , compared to 667 whooping cough ...
Which one is an epidemic ?
According to officials with the county public health office there have been 667 confirmed cases of whooping cough in 2014 in San Diego County.
There kid-coughs were only 89 cases reported during the same time last year and a total of 431 in 2013. Whooping cough reports hit a record high in 2010 with 1,179 cases.
‘This is not unexpected, we know that this will happen every 3-5 years,” said Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, County public health officer.
Health officials said whooping cough epidemic usually happens in cycles.
“Unlike some of the other vaccines, when you get a pertussis vaccine, while its good within the first year … the effectiveness is very high … that effectiveness decreases in the years thereafter. Overall those people who were vaccinated are not as protected as when they first got the vaccine,” said Dr. Wooten.
Symptoms vary by age but include a cough and runny nose for one or two weeks. The cough then worsens and many may experience rapid coughing spells that end with a “whooping” sound.
In infants, symptoms may not include an apparent cough, but could include episodes in which the child’s face turns red or purple.
Despite the vaccine not being full proof, Dr. Wooten advises that it is the best defense against getting the cough.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following vaccination schedule:
Young children need five doses of DTaP by kindergarten: at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 15 to 18 months and 4 to 6 years. all with mercury
http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/06/22/health-officials-warn-of-whooping-cough-epidemic/#ixzz35V9ouHof
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