Health Contingency Reported for Pertussis in Oaxaca

The Ministry of Health of Oaxaca announced that the health contingency for pertussis is maintained. So far, the death of a baby and 27 other confirmed cases are recorded. Pertussis is a very contagious respiratory infection; its symptoms appear in a period of 7 to 10 days after contracting it and are similar to those of the common cold: sneezing, fever, cough, which goes from mild to severe. It is transmitted from person to person through cough …