State officials continue to see high numbers of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases this year.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed more than 17-hundred infections during this season so far. Roughly half of those illnesses have been in teens and kids, according to DHS. The Centers for Disease Control suggests limiting the spread of pertussis by keeping vaccines up to date and using good hygiene, including frequent handwashing, as with any other contagious respiratory infection.
