Whooping cough is thought to be on the rise for two
main reasons:
main reasons:
·
The whooping cough vaccines a child receives eventually wear off, this
leaves
The whooping cough vaccines a child receives eventually wear off, this
leaves
most teenagers and adult susceptible to the infection during an outbreak
and there continues to be regular outbreaks.
·
In addition, children are not fully immunize to whooping cough until
they have received at least three shots, leaving those at 6 months and younger
of greatest risk of contracting the infection.
In addition, children are not fully immunize to whooping cough until
they have received at least three shots, leaving those at 6 months and younger
of greatest risk of contracting the infection.
