Saturday, April 12, 2025

'Not Just Measles': Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring

While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak concentrated in the small, dusty towns of West Texas, cases of pertussis have skyrocketed by more than 1,500% nationwide

Posted by retort at 02:21 PM | 27 COMMENTS | permalink

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Measles in the US, update --712 cases, 11% hospitalized, 3 deaths, 97% cases are unvaccinated --Now in 24 states --Actual cases must be multiple thousand to align with the number of hospitalizations and deaths reported www.cdc.gov/measles/data ... www.cbsnews.com/news/measles ... [image or embed]

-- Eric Topol (@erictopol.bsky.social) April 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM

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More from the cited article...

... In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough.

Washington state recently announced its first confirmed death from pertussis in more than a decade.

Idaho and South Dakota each reported a death this year, and Oregon last year reported two as well as its highest number of cases since 1950.

While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak concentrated in the small, dusty towns of West Texas, cases of pertussis have skyrocketed by more than 1,500% nationwide since hitting a recent low in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Deaths tied to the disease are also up, hitting 10 last year, compared with about two to four in previous years. Cases are on track to exceed that total this year. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-12 03:35 PM

Wow, unvetted illegal immigrants really do contribute a lot the country. Thanks liberals!

#2 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-12 07:46 PM

---- off, idiot.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-12 07:50 PM

"---- off, idiot.
#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead"

I am thinking about going to law school. What did you think of your pretend law school? Is it worthwhile to attend the Wakanda School of Law?

#4 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-12 08:26 PM

@#4 ... I am thinking ...

I've not yet seen evidence of that in your current alias' comments.

                              :)

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-12 08:34 PM

Well pertussis is included in the Tdap vaccine so if you don't want those toxins in your body causing autism, you get pertussis instead.

When a person with a decent immune system gets pertussis, they might just think it's a regular cold and not take any extra precautions not to spread it.

I had whooping cough as a baby. One of my first memories was being in the oxygen tent looking at my parents through the plastic. There was no good vaccine back then.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-12 08:39 PM

"One of my first memories was being in the oxygen tent looking at my parents through the plastic.
#6 | Posted by snoofy"

That was not an oxygen tent - that was a plastic K-Mart bag from your mom trying to do a 10th trimester abortion.

#7 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-12 08:47 PM

LMFAO!

#8 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-04-12 09:06 PM

The lack of oxygen explains why Snooty is retarded.

#9 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-04-12 09:08 PM

"The lack of oxygen explains why Snooty is retarded.
#9 | Posted by fortfisher"

I don't want to just blame the lack of oxygen - I think Snoofy was mentally deficient well before this event.

#10 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-12 09:16 PM

@#7

So, just more of your current alias trying to degrade the conversation instead of contributing to the conversation?

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-12 09:17 PM

"#11 | Posted by LampLighter"

Got a link?

#12 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-12 09:22 PM

#11
Bet you think you're benefitting society by posting your drivel here? News flash nobody gives a ----.

#13 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-04-12 09:30 PM

#13 Especially when RCADE said recently, they don't monitor site participation/post counts. The ultimate STFU, he doesn't care either.

#14 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-04-12 09:36 PM

@#12 ... Got a link? ...

Yep.

The #7 comment I replied to.

What else might your current trolling alias got?



#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-12 09:45 PM

you care.

#16 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-04-12 09:45 PM

@#13 ... Bet you think you're benefitting society by posting your drivel here? News flash nobody gives a ----. ...

For starters, I disagree about the "drivel" aspect.

But I will leave that as a disagreement of the opinions I post.

That aside...

... Bet you think you're benefitting society ...

I wish.

My only goal when I post here on this most august site is to have a discussion.

And learn from what is discussed.


#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-12 09:48 PM

"#17 | Posted by LampLighter"

Got a link?

#18 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-12 09:49 PM

@#18 ... Got a link? ...

Yup.

drudge.com

#19 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-12 09:58 PM

I'm done giving you attention - Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-04-10 10:03 PM

Apparently not. GDS is real!

#20 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-04-12 10:05 PM

"#19 | Posted by LampLighter"

Got a link?

#21 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-12 10:09 PM

@#21

Do try to troll better.

:)

#22 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-12 10:15 PM

News flash nobody gives a ----.

#13 | POSTED BY FORTFISHER

Apparently you do.

Hello Nobody.

#23 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-04-13 12:13 PM

#20

---- off you dried up old ----

#24 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-14 02:26 AM

Wow, unvetted illegal immigrants really do contribute a lot the country. Thanks liberals!

#2 | Posted by ScottS

STFU you stupid piece of s*&^.

No immigrant, illegal or otherwise, caused idiot Americans to forgo vaccination in lieu of garbage information and lies.

#25 | Posted by jpw at 2025-04-14 09:45 AM

LMFAO!

#8 | Posted by fortfisher

What a stupid f*&^.

#26 | Posted by jpw at 2025-04-14 10:09 AM

The lack of oxygen explains why Snooty is retarded.

#9 | Posted by fortfisher

One of the stupidest motherf&^%ers here calling someone else retarded...

#27 | Posted by jpw at 2025-04-14 10:09 AM

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