Whooping Cough: Adults Can Fall Severely Ill To Pertussis Too
Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 09:36
in Health & Medicine
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is not just a childhood disease. The pathogen Bordetella pertussis is highly infectious and an infection may occur at any age. The risk of a pertussis infection can be greatly reduced by vaccination.