Whooping Cough -- United States
Those with Mesa County Public Health want to warn you of a local outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Getting vaccinated or even washing your hands, can keep you one step ahead of contracting pertussis. However, once the disease is caught, it can spread extremely easily.
"We've had 22 cases of pertussis reported in Mesa county since the beginning of November [2017]," said Andy Tyler, Regional Epidemiologist with Mesa County Public Health. During the same time period last
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