Whooping Cough Is at a Decade-High Level in US
This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough, based on electron microscope imagery. (Meredith Newlove/CDC via AP) MILWAUKEE (AP) — Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year,
“People at highest risk for severe symptoms are infants and adolescents.” If left untreated, whooping cough can lead to an increased chance of contracting pneumonia or even death. Cruz said ...
Whooping cough is a respiratory illness caused by a bacterial infection in the lungs. The disease presents with a cold-like cough that can become severe and end in vomiting or nausea.
Five times as many cases of the potentially fatal illness have been reported so far in 2024, compared with the same time last ...
Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...
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