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Whats Up with Whooping Cough?

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Whats Up with Whooping Cough?

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#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) Got a cough? Have you had it for weeks? Go to the doctor. Whooping Cough Outbreak Whooping cough is on the rise in California. It’s usually a summer problem, but it could go on for a while longer. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a bacterial infection that attacks the little hairs inside the lungs (cilia). The little hairs are supposed to help move irritating stuff out of your lungs so you can cough it up. Whooping Cough Symptoms According to the CDC, whooping cough looks just like a common cold at first: mild fever, runny nose and a cough. As whooping cough gets worse, the victim develops coughing fits with a whooping sound from gasping for air after the fits. If you see the coughing fits, it’s time to see the doctor. Besides the coughing fits, victims also get fatigued from the coughing fits and may