HEALTH MINUTE: NUMBER OF PERTUSSIS CASES CONCERNING

It’s a highly contagious respiratory infection and cases of pertussis, also called whooping cough, have steadily gone up the U.S. over the last few decades. In Texas, health officials report a “significant increase in cases” this year, roughly four times the number reported for the same period last year. In today’s Health Minute, Mandy Gaither has what to know about this illness and how to protect against it.