A fifth of children visiting their doctor with a persistent cough could have whooping cough
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 14:50
in Health & Medicine
Whooping cough has been found in a fifth of UK school age children visiting their doctor with a persistent cough, even though most have been fully vaccinated, a study finds. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly transmissible infection which can cause symptoms such as coughing, vomiting and whooping. However, whooping cough can lead to serious complications in unvaccinated infants.