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Category: Whooping Cough

CDC: Pertussis case reports 5 times higher than at this time last year

Washington Post More than five times as many pertussis cases had been reported as of mid-October compared with the same time last year, according to provisional numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis, or whooping cough, is characterized by persistent, chronic fits of coughing followed by a “whoop” sound, and is sometimes called the “100-day […]

Nov 5, 2024