With whooping cough cases on the rise, do you need a booster vaccine?
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As whooping cough cases are surging globally, experts offer their insights on symptoms, prevention and vaccination requirements. Here's what you need to know to stay safe.
Bordetella pertussis is a type of bacteria that causes a very contagious respiratory infection that spreads from person to person through small respiratory droplets, per the CDC. "This is a very important public health issue." "Everyone in close contact with a very young infant should be vaccinated against pertussis."
"Reports indicate that whooping cough outbreaks are surging across Europe, Asia and parts of the United States, including Northern California, marking the largest uptick since 2012, with cases rising sharply since December," Maggie Rae, president of the Royal Society of Medicine’s epidemiological and public health section in London, told Fox News Digital.