NHS Ayrshire & Arran has today issued guidance to parents and carers after they were made aware of the highly contagious respiratory illness.
NHS Ayrshire & Arran has today issued guidance to parents and carers after they were made aware of the highly contagious respiratory illness.
Whooping cough is spread when a person with the infection coughs or sneezes and is often treatable with antibiotics.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7. This is particularly important if there is a baby under six months of age in the household and somebody has symptoms of whooping cough; or if you are pregnant and have symptoms of whooping cough.
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