15 hours ago Christine Ro This 19th-Century killer is making a comeback – and with protection from the whooping cough vaccine waning over time, the hunt is on for something longer-lasting.
The coworker revealed that she had whooping cough, and Lautenbach realised that both her persistent cough and her daughter’s could be related.
Thankfully Lautenbach’s daughter survived that bout of whooping cough, as well as a later one as a teenager.
Two generations of vaccines Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease spread by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis (pertussis is another name for the illness).
Third generation vaccines New whooping cough vaccines are needed for several reasons.
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