Baguio City public health authorities admitted that the city has already recorded five cases of pertussis or whooping cough, reported from February 19 to March 27.
A man touts transient housing for tourists along a road in Baguio City , a popular destination during the dry season because of its cooler weather.BAGUIO CITY — Baguio City public health authorities admitted that the city has already recorded five cases of pertussis or whooping cough, reported from February 19 to March 27.
Acting City Health Officer Celia Flor Brillantes said that the five cases were confirmed on February 19 and 27, March 6 and 13 and the latest last March 27, according to the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the City Health Services Office's reports."As of now, there is no clustering of cases but we are awaiting additional confirmation of the last cases of admission last week numbering four cases," the physician said.
The CHSO said that it is worth noting that four out of the five cases are vaccinated yet too young to develop immunity and protection, while one is unvaccinated due to ineligibility age-wise. Whooping cough also known as 100-day cough is said to be a “highly contagious infection that causes uncontrollable coughing fits. This cough is dry and does not produce mucus, can last up to one minute and may cause the face to turn red or even purple.
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