This one weird trick will keep you from getting pertussis — a vaccine

MENDOCINO CO., 5/11/18 — One case of pertussis, usually known as whooping cough, has been reported in Mendocino County this year, and three more suspected cases have occurred. The Mendocino County Health and Human Services department has issued a release warning that the California Department of Public Health is predicting an “epidemic” year of whooping cough. Such an epidemic might meaning several thousand to over 10,000 cases this year. In 2014 two infants died of the disease.

Luckily whooping cough can be prevented with a vaccine, which children receive — though adults who have not had one in 10 years should consider a booster.