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WVU Medicine pediatrician explains how whooping cough affects you
Whooping cough’s medical name is Pertussis. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Pertussis is caused by the bacteria Bordetella Pertussis. Whooping cough bacteria attach to the ...
Whooping cough cases reach highest level in a decade
Whooping cough cases have reached the highest annual total in a decade and are more than six times higher than at the same ...
Deaconess: Whooping cough is becoming a problem. Here's what you can do.
Deaconess also reminded the public that whooping cough can pose life-threatening complications, particularly in infants and ...
U.S. whooping cough cases soar to highest level in a decade
Whooping cough continues to surge in the United States, with reported cases soaring to more than 32,000 this year — nearly five times the 6,500 cases recorded during the same period last year — ...
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Whooping cough cases reach highest level in a decade
Santina Wheat, a professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said most of the whooping cough patients she’s seen have been vaccinated tweens and adults. "I think we ...
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Fort Wayne area physicians warn of whooping cough resurgence, urge vaccinations
Cases of whooping cough have more than doubled this year – to more than 400 – compared to 2022, according to the CDC.
Have a cough that won’t go away? Here’s what we can VERIFY
Is there a new illness that’s causing lingering coughs? When should you see a doctor for a cough that’s hanging around? We ...