Whooping cough on the rise

Whooping cough on the rise

July 19, 2012 10:46 PM

The centers for disease control says cases of "whooping cough" are rising sharply in the US. Nearly 18,000 have been reported in 2012. Dr. Len Horovitz, Pulmonologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York speaks to UTTM about the highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs that can be deadly.

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