{"id":39578,"date":"2025-08-06T10:15:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/whooping-cough-cases-surge-across-the-u-s-doctors-urge-precautions\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:15:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:15:03","slug":"whooping-cough-cases-surge-across-the-u-s-doctors-urge-precautions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/whooping-cough-cases-surge-across-the-u-s-doctors-urge-precautions\/","title":{"rendered":"Whooping Cough Cases Surge Across the U.S. \u2014 Doctors Urge Precautions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cE2X0AfY-dw?cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Whooping cough cases are on the rise nationwide, with more than 8,000 reported across the United States so far this year\u2014more than double the number reported at this time last year. Health officials warn that the illness, also known as pertussis, is highly contagious and especially dangerous for infants, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems. While early symptoms may resemble a cold, the persistent, severe cough can last for weeks or even months.<\/p>\n<p>Medical professionals are urging the public to stay up to date on vaccinations, especially for children and pregnant individuals. Handwashing and limiting contact with sick individuals are also recommended preventive measures. Some experts suggest vaccine hesitancy may be contributing to the recent spike in cases.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed and take precautions to protect yourself and your loved ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whooping cough cases are on the rise nationwide, with more than 8,000 reported across the United States so<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":39579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-upstate-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}