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Are kids more likely to get Whooping Cough than Diphtheria?

Asked by Dutchess12 (1590points) April 18th, 2009

LOL!! Every so often we hear a rumor that “Whooping cough” is going around town. Finally I checked into it on WebMD just last night and learned….whooping cough is actually pertussis….which the majority of ‘Merican kids are inoculated against with their DpT shots!! DpT is the inoculation for…Diphtheria and Pertussis! But you never hear rumors of Diphtheria going around…or small pox. Or Polio. Or Rubella.

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