Pediatricians warn of whooping cough outbreak in Texas — what you need to know

Texas is reporting a significant increase in cases of pertussis, or better known as whooping cough, a highly contagious ...
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Can breast-feeding prevent whooping cough?

Whooping cough, an illness caused by the pertussis bacteria, can cause severe respiratory symptoms and even death in young infants. In 2010, nearly 6,000 cases of whooping cough (including 10 deaths) ...
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State health officials say Whooping Cough cases show biggest increase in 15 years

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Bureau of Public Health has identified an increase in pertussis, whooping cough, cases. The bureau has issued a public health alert. There have been 126 cases across the ...