1948 – Whooping Cough, ICD-1 code 9                                                                              –1,146

Compiled by Wayne Blanchard Oct 1, 2023 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

 –1,146  Public Health Service. Vital Statistics…[US] 1948, Part I…Mortality Data…, p. 133.^[1]

Narrative Information

CDC: “Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis is known for uncontrollable, violent coughing which often makes it hard to breathe. After cough fits, someone with pertussis often needs to take deep breaths, which result in a ‘whooping’ sound. Pertussis can affect people of all ages, but can be very serious, even deadly, for babies less than a year old. The best way to protect against pertussis is by getting vaccinated.” (CDC. “Pertussis (Whooping Cough).” 8-7-2017.)

Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Pertussis (Whooping Cough).” 8-7-2017. Accessed 6-22-2018 at: https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/index.html

Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency. Vital Statistics of the United States 1948. Part I, Natality and Mortality Data for the United States Tabulated by Place of Occurrence... Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1950. Accessed 10-1-2023 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/VSUS_1948_1.pdf

[1] In 1948 the World Health Organization (WHO) took over the International Classification of Disease (ICD) system. Thus the new ICD system was labeled ICD-1. National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information. Accessed at: PMC PubMed Central.