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If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak ...

Drivers of the increase in norovirus cases may include a new strain, but continued precautions, good hygiene, can help reduce ...

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak ...

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The recent surge in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough — five times the number of infections last year as the year before ...

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A retired infection control nurse says she has never known a situation in hospitals where four viruses are rife at such high ...

There’s an alarming outbreak causing concern among health officials in New Jersey, as norovirus has been spreading rapidly — and doctors say it is highly contagious.