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Whooping Cough in Arizona
Seven cases of whooping cough were confirmed at a Prescott middle school by
Monday, leading health officials to aggressively treat students and adults
there.
| Pertussis Concerns
CDC: Whooping Cough |
Debbie Savoini, the communicable disease supervisor at the Yavapai County Health
Department, said officials were asking anyone with a cough to see a doctor
before going to school.
By Monday, seven cases -- mostly involving students -- had been identified at
Granite Mountain Middle School. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is
highly contagious.
Most adults and older children can be treated with antibiotics without much
complication, but young children and infants can become seriously ill if exposed
to the disease, Savoini said.
Symptoms generally begin with a mild cough and escalate into an uncontrollable
hacking cough.
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