Hospitals and medical centers near Indiahoma: 1  AYERS NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; SNYDER, OK) 2  GREAT PLAINS HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 15 miles away; LAWTON, OK) 3  CRYSTAL POINTE CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; LAWTON, OK) 4  WOODLAND CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; LAWTON, OK)
Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness commonly referred to as whooping cough. It can be prevented with vaccines and treated with antibiotics, but the number of cases has risen over the last three decades, especially among previously immunized teenagers and adults.
Protect your baby. 1  Newborns are not immune until they have had their whooping cough vaccines. To protect them until they are immune, keep people with a cough away from your baby. 2  The vaccine for babies is given at 2, 4 and 6 months. The first dose can be given as early as 6 weeks.