The return of whooping cough

The return of whooping cough

July 19, 2012 4:18 PM

The Centers for Disease Control is reporting more than 18,000 cases in the U.S. this year of the bacterial lung infection known as whooping cough. This is more than double the number of cases from the same time last year. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.

Whooping cough cases more than double in U.S.
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