Washtenaw County had more reported cases of whooping cough than any county in the state in 2010, health officials said Wednesday. Across Michigan, the number of people diagnosed with the disease was the highest since 1962.
Whooping cough has become an epidemic in Washtenaw County, with the number cases on record this year approaching 200 — 10 times higher than what’s considered normal for the area. The bacterial disease of the upper respiratory tract is known as whooping cough due to the "whoop" sound those with ...
An Ann Arbor Tappan Middle School student was recently diagnosed with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, according to a letter sent from the Washtenaw County Public Health Department to the school. And officials say it's one more case in a county-wide "epidemic." According to the release, pertussis is "highly contagious" and can ...
Whooping cough has become a Washtenaw County epidemic. And with the start of the school year, public health officials are sounding the warning that the highly contagious bacterial disease could gain even more momentum.
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It might start with what seems like a common cold. But whooping cough can soon develop into a illness with fits of uncontrollable coughing that persist for weeks.
Cluster of cases reported in Saline Washtenaw County residents continue to contract whooping cough in record numbers, said Laura Bauman, an epidemiologist with the Washtenaw County Department of Public Health. So far this year, the county has had 37 confirmed cases, far surpassing the 20 cases reported in a typical ...
Immunity to whooping cough - either in people who have been vaccinated or infected by the disease - lasts an average of 30 years, a University of Michigan study found. Reported in U.S. News & World Report, the study by U-M and University of New Mexico researchers found immunity doesn't ...
Three suspected whooping cough cases were reported in Saline today and public health officials warn there have been a higher-than-normal number of cases spreading locally. So far this year, there have been 30 suspected cases reported in Washtenaw County. That's up from 20 cases for all of 2008, said Laura ...
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