A WARNING FROM THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ABOUT WHOOPING COUGH. CURRY COUNTY HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE ILLNESS, WITH 13 CASES CONFIRMED THERE SO FAR. THE PATIENTS INCLUDE SEVEN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND TWO INFANTS … ALL WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED.
WHOOPING COUGH IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FOR INFANTS BECAUSE THEY’RE TWO YOUNG TO BE VACCINATED. AND VACCINATIONS ARE THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST THE SICKNESS, WHICH IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND CAUSES A SERIOUS COUGH.
