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Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Child with whooping cough

This is a vaccine preventable disease for which there is a national immunisation programme in the UK. Information on the disease and the vaccine is available on www.immunisation.nhs.uk. The Health Protection Agency website provides up-to-date statistics on disease incidence and vaccine coverage.
Photo: CDC