Whooping cough spreads to other schools
Published On: Feb 03 2012 09:48:57 AM EST
Another local school district is facing cases of whooping cough, this one in Lehigh County.
According to the Salisbury Township School District website, two cases of whooping cough have been confirmed.
School officials said on Feb. 2 one person had whooping cough at Harry S. Truman Elementary School.
On Jan. 26, one person may have exposed children to whooping cough at Western Salisbury Elementary School.
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious disease spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Pertussis begins with cold symptoms and a cough, which become much worse over one to two weeks.
For more information, contact the Pa. Department of Health.
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