whooping cough

This highly contagious illness is on the rise in Michigan.

Before this vaccine was invented, nearly 6,000 children died every year.

Confirmed cases of whooping cough are up in Michigan. Infants younger than 12 months are at greatest risk.

Kent County saw six cases of whooping cough in January. That's almost half as many as in all of 2014.

Cases of whooping cough are up slightly in Kent County this year. Allegan County has seen a bigger increase.