Whooping Cough: the Underestimated Infectious Disease
Whooping cough (pertussis) is not a typical childhood disease like measles or mumps. Eight out of ten of whooping cough patients are over 18 years old, and one in three is even older than 45. However, very few of those affected know that they have whooping cough at all. The disease manifests itself completely differently … Whooping Cough: the Underestimated Infectious Disease