CDH alerta sobre morte por coqueluche

BOISE, March. 3, 2025 – Saúde do Distrito Central announces that a resident of their health district has died from pertussis.

The adult resident passed away from pertussis in February of 2025. While pertussis was listed as the cause of death, there were other health factors that may have contributed.

Central District Health covers Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley counties. The current outbreak of pertussis has been ongoing since January of 2024. There have been 574 cases of pertussis reported in the current outbreak, compared to seven cases in 2023 and two cases in 2022.

CDH recommends community members be cautious to reduce the spread of the disease. Wash your hands, cough into your arm and talk to your physician if you or your family experience a cough, runny nose, congestion or fever.

Pertussis is also known as whooping cough due to the peculiar high-pitched “whoop” sound made when the person inhales at the end of the coughing fit, although this symptom is not always experienced. Other symptoms may include a runny nose, congestion, or fever, but most people recognize it from the long-lasting cough. People may develop rapid, violent, and uncontrollable coughing fits and some may vomit after such fits due to the severity of the cough. The cough can last for months or return months after the illness first started. Pertussis is often more severe in children and those with certain underlying health conditions and can cause difficulty breathing.

“We send our heartfelt condolences to the family of this member of our community,” says Sarah Wright, epidemiology program manager at CDH. “This is a tragic reminder that the pertussis outbreak is still ongoing in our community, and that we still need to take steps to protect those in our community that are at higher risk of severe infection.”

Como a coqueluche se espalha?

The illness is caused by a bacterium, Bordetella pertussis, which is spread from person to person through the air after someone who has pertussis coughs or sneezes. If not diagnosed and treated with antibiotics, an individual can spread the disease for up to three weeks after their cough starts.
As pessoas que foram expostas à coqueluche também podem tomar antibióticos antes de ficarem doentes para ajudar a prevenir a doença. Se você acredita que tem coqueluche ou foi exposto à coqueluche, entre em contato com o seu médico para discutir o teste e o tratamento.

A coqueluche pode ser prevenida ou tratada?

Coqueluche é evitável e tratável. Existe uma vacina que pode proteger um indivíduo de ficar doente ou gravemente doente.

Immunity to pertussis begins to wane about five years after vaccination, and boosters can offer an individual more protection.

The CDC recommends two different kinds of vaccines based on age: DTaP and Tdap. The DTaP vaccine is intended for individuals two months to seven years old and is a series of five vaccines. Tdap is intended for anyone seven years or older and is usually given every five to 10 years as a booster. Both vaccines protect against pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria.

As gestantes também devem conversar com o profissional de saúde sobre a vacinação; a vacinação durante a gravidez pode oferecer imunidade ao bebê até que ele tenha idade suficiente para ser vacinado. Se tiver dúvidas sobre suas necessidades de imunização, converse com seu médico sobre seu histórico de vacinação para ver se você precisa de uma vacinação de reforço.

CDH offers the Tdap and pediatric DTaP vaccines com hora marcada em nosso escritório em Boise.

Sobre o Central District Health

O CDH, Distrito IV de Saúde Pública, é um dos sete distritos de saúde pública do estado de Idaho, atendendo aos condados de Ada, Boise, Elmore e Valley. Com uma visão de Pessoas Saudáveis em Comunidades Saudáveis, a ênfase do CDH está na redução dos fatores de risco de doenças crônicas, na melhoria da qualidade de vida e no aumento dos anos de vida saudável entre os residentes.

Contato:

Stephanie Borders, gerente de comunicações
Escritório: 208-327-8639 | Celular 208-871-1712
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