Whooping Cough: Protect Your Family
Posted: July 24, 2012The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported spikes in whooping cough, or pertussis. Nearly 18,000 cases have been reported this year, twice the number that were reported at the same time last year.
Le Bonheur's Pediatrician-in-Chief, Jon McCullers, is an infectious disease specialist. He discussed the importance of pertussis vaccinations with Memphis news station WREG last week.
