EPHRATA, Wash. (AP) — A whooping cough outbreak in Grant County is getting worse.
The Wenatchee World reports that the number of confirmed cases has roughly doubled, to 25 in all. The Grant County Public Health District declared a pertussis outbreak after one infant died of the disease on Aug. 24.
The health district also investigated 262 people who came in contact with those infected.
Symptoms of pertussis, or whooping cough, begin like a cold, with a runny nose, sneezing, a mild fever and a cough that slowly gets worse. The second stage includes uncontrolled coughing spells and a whooping noise when the person inhales.
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Information from: The Wenatchee World, http://www.wenatcheeworld.com
