Pertussis,  or more commonly known as whooping cough, is recently reported to be plaguing a number of states including Washington, Wisconsin , New York, Minnesota and Arizona. Almost 18,000 cases had already been reported. This makes it the highest since 1959. Out of this number, nine had already died. Whooping cough not only affects children […]

The United States may see its highest number of whooping cough cases this year, health officials said. Whooping cough or pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial infection that is notorious for causing deep cough, mostly among children. Coughing spells can last long and hard and when the patient finally tries to catch a breath, a […]