When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the struggle to breath, and the high pitched "whoop" sound that some ...
FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I’M MANDY GAITHER AND WHOOPING COUGH IS ON THE RISE IN THE U.S. AND THE CDC SAYS PROTECTION FROM ITS VACCINE IS WANING. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN AROUND 14,500 REPORTED CASES.
Asthma is a chronic respiratory illness that causes hyper-reactivity of the airways and episodes of difficulty breathing. Pertussis (whooping cough) is a bacterial infection that can cause respiratory ...