Haven't you heard? Just like canning, making your own clothes, and*artisanal cheese, whooping cough, or pertussis,*is back in a big way. But seriously, it's actually*really concerning for the CDC, who are cautioning that the disease is rising at unprecedented rates, and for individuals, who may...
Health authorities in Oklahoma are urging its citizens to get vaccinated as it reports the worst whooping cough outbreak in the state in 50 years. At least 66 people so far have developed the disease, officials say. Neighboring state Texas has over 2,229 reported cases. On the west coast...
Ten people have now died so far this year in California from pertussis (whooping cough), all of them babies, in what may well become the worst whooping cough year in the state's history. So far, 5,978 of confirmed, probable and suspected cases have been reported to authorities, the highest...