Pharmacists are warning of shortages of crucial whooping cough antibiotics amid the biggest outbreak in more than a decade. Five babies have died of the highly contagious disease, with confirmed ...

also called pertussis, usually starts out like a cold, with a runny nose and other common symptoms, before turning into a prolonged cough. It is treated with antibiotics. Whooping cough used to be ...

How is it treated? Whooping cough is treated with antibiotics. The earlier treatment starts, the infection may be less serious. Usually by week three if antibiotics haven’t begun, they won’t ...