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Why is Whooping Cough (Pertussis) still infecting millions of vaccinated children?

I've been hearing a great deal about Whooping Cough lately. Just last year, my friends son had been exposed to it at his school. Now there seems to be an outbreak of it. I have a son and several nieces and nephews. I am worried about their health.
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playmynrd | 1 year, 9 months ago
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The increased number of whooping cough cases being reported lately, despite vaccinations, is alarming. A number of problems with the vaccination process appears to be contributing to the spread of the disease. The vaccination strength begins to wane over the years. With the improvements in the medical field, diseases are easier to diagnose these days and more details about the number of infections being treated are being recorded.

More people may not be able to afford the vaccinations, and some children are not inoculated. Some of the victims were babies who were not even old enough to be vaccinated.

The vaccine is designed to fight against the illness, itself, but does nothing in preventing or treating the infections associated with it.

Another disturbing cause for the outbreak is thought to be that the bacteria that causes whooping cough may be joining the ranks of the super bugs. It's feared that the strain is becoming resistant to antibiotics, like so many other bacterium. If the NDM-1 enzyme combines with the whooping cough bacteria, a new way of treating whooping cough would have to be found before it gets completely out of control. Whooping cough is extremely contagious and coughing and sneezing contributes to its spread.
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ahuq | 1 year, 9 months ago
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Whopping cough vaccine is free of cost vaccine. Every people can afford the vaccine.

It is not true that the Whooping Cough (Pertussis) still infecting millions of vaccinated children.
Rather Whooping Cough (Pertussis) is still infecting millions of non-vaccinated children, adults.

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