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.
Pertussis Vaccine Remains Best Way To Prevent Whooping Cough, Especially For Babies. The best way to prevent a baby from dying from whooping cough is to ensure the baby has been vaccinated. Getting the vaccine wonât guarantee that a baby who catches the disease wonât die, but it drops the risk by 72%, found a study published in Pediatricslast week. But most of the babies who died in that study were under 6 weeks old, the earliest age when the DTaP (the pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccine) can be given.