Certain vaccines for international travel are available through specialized travel clinics. If you need a referral to a travel clinic for special immunizations or prescriptions, please call the office.
Reports of pertussis in our community are increasing. If you have received a notification from day care or school that your child has been exposed, please call our office for recommendations.
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 coughing 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. English | en Español