And, we just had a case at the office..

[lsanderson]

Enduring and Painful, Pertussis Leaps Back
By KATE MURPHY

For six months last year, Jill Wilson had a persistent cough. "It was so harsh and deep that I broke ribs," she said.

Various medical specialists told Ms. Wilson, an otherwise fit 60-year-old, that she had bronchitis, asthma, allergies and perhaps even a serious lung disorder known as interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.

"All wrong," said Ms. Wilson, a retired president of a real estate management company who lives in San Antonio.

It wasn't until she saw an infectious disease expert that Ms. Wilson learned that she had pertussis, or whooping cough.

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[shsilver.livejournal.com]

After Melanie was born in 2001, Elaine developed a nasty and persistant cough. She refused to have it examined until Melanie also developed it and we learned both had pertussis. Somehow Robin and I avoided it, but we still had to take the medication. We also had to report it to the local center for disease control.