Highly contagious whooping cough has surged to levels in the US not seen in over a decade.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a potentially fatal respiratory infection that causes such severe coughing it’s been known to fracture people’s ribs. Recovery from coughing fits creates the ‘whooping’ sound in the chest.
Reported cases have surged in recent months, more than doubling since mid-September, according to government data. At the same time, infections among toddlers have jumped seven-fold since March, and doubled among older children.
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