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Whoop! There It Is: A Pertinent Pediatric Pertussis Podcast

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In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast , we explore pertussis, also known as whooping cough – a disease that remains a public health challenge despite widespread vaccination efforts. Pediatr Rev May 2018; 39 (5): 247–257. Daniels, Camille Sabella; Bordetella pertussis (Pertussis).

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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

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Common variants associated with general and MMR vaccine-related febrile seizures. 2018 Nov;142(5):e20181009. Epub 2018 Oct 8. Vaccines don’t cause autism, but they might cause febrile seizures. The absolute risk is small, and genetic susceptibility likely plays a role in seizures after vaccines. Pediatrics.

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