16 people are sick with whooping cough in southern Alberta and three have been sent to hospital, AHS_SouthZone says. yyc yql
The areas impacted by the outbreak include Lethbridge County, Coaldale, Taber, Vauxhall, Grassy Lake and Bow Island.
Whooping cough is a bacterial infection with symptoms very similar to a cold or flu – runny nose, sneezing, fever and a mild cough – but the cough becomes much more severe as the illness progresses.AHS says young children are at the greatest risk and complications from whooping cough include pneumonia, convulsions, brain damage and even death.
Routine vaccinations for children provide protection against pertussis, and cases are usually treated with antibiotics.
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