In a major positive step for global respiratory health, Member States at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), held May 19–27 ...

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Vaccines virtually wiped out long-feared scourges such as polio and measles and drastically reduced the toll of many others.

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Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis, and can lead to severe respiratory complications, especially in infants under one year old.

But teens and adults can catch it too, often spreading it without knowing. It spreads through coughing, sneezing, or even talking. Learn more about whooping cough.

Or maybe the cough was just done working its way out of my system. Either way, by the end of the week, I barely noticed it anymore, and my friends and family were no longer alarmed by my presence.