Two Cases Of Whooping Cough Confirmed In Cherry Hill Schools, State Officials Not Concerned With Regional Outbreak
By David Madden
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (CBS) -- Two cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in a pair of Cherry Hill public schools, but local and state health officials caution there's no concern of a regional outbreak here.
Between the incidents at the Kilmer and Stockton schools and four others in Chester County, one might be worried that the malady could run rampant around here. Dr. Arturo Brito with the New Jersey Health Department suggests you relax.
"It doesn't seem to appear that this is anything out of the ordinary comparing the data over the last 7 or 8 years."
That said, the best way to prevent pertussis, also know as 'whooping cough,' is to make sure your child's shots, and yours, for that matter, are up to date.
If your child comes down with that persistent cough, get them to a doctor for treatment.
Make sure they stay out of school, and you out of the workplace, until it clears up.
