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Old 08-04-2012, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by memason View Post
Not sure if it's a problem in The Villages or not, but I had whooping cough about 5 years ago. No idea where I got it ??? But, there was quite a bit of it going around, in the Chicago area, at the time

Believe me, it is NO fun! You cough until you're ready to pass out from not being able to catch your breathe. The first time it happens, it's pretty scary.

If you can get the vaccine for $50, I say, get it.

Now, I need to find out if I'm immune, since I recently had it

I better go talk to Mr. Google....
The Chicago area has had several outbreaks of whooping cough in the past few years. But the Chicago news media always talked about school age (elementary and high school) kids getting it. I had no idea adults could get whooping cough. I'm sure I haven't been vaccinated for whooping cough since the 1960's.