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Infants most likely to catch whooping cough from siblings

2015-09-08 15:01:49| Biotech - Topix.net

"Knowing where they're getting their disease from is important so we can target our approach accordingly," said lead author Tami Skoff, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Whooping cough, which gets its name from the sound patients make while gasping for air, can be especially dangerous - and sometimes deadly - for newborns, according to the CDC.

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