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Haywood County Health and Human Services confirmed six cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in children and teens under the age of 19 in Haywood County.

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The five cases were confirmed in children and teenagers. Two of the patients have been hospitalized, officials said.

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This Gram-stained photomicrograph depicts numbers of Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which is the etiologic pathogen for pertussis, also known as whooping cough, 1979.

Five cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in children and teenagers under 19 in Haywood County so far this year, according to Haywood County Health and Human Services. Two of the five have been ...