LC WHOOPING COUGH 

HEALTH OFFICIALS IN NORTHWEST OHIO WANT EVERYONE TO WATCH OUT FOR SIGNS OF WHOOPING COUGH.
LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH LEADERS WANT TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF A RISE IN CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH, ALSO KNOWN AS PERTUSSIS. THE VIRUS CAN BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THOSE WITH COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. LUCAS COUNTY HAS SEEN 19 CASES. SO FAR THIS YEAR, THAT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE THE FIVE YEAR AVERAGE. BUT THERE HAS BEEN A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN RECENT WEEKS. DOCTORS RECOMMENDED INFANTS AND CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN SEVEN GET A SERIES OF VACCINATIONS AGAINST WHOOPING COUGH. ADULTS ARE RECOMMENDED TO GET A BOOSTER EVERY 10 YEARS.