SEVERE COUGHING: THE DANGER OF PERTUSSIS

Pertussis, also referred to as whooping cough, is a serious bacterial infection that causes intense coughing fits. These coughing spells can be so severe that they make it difficult to breathe, eat, or even sleep. The bacteria responsible for pertussis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Preve