I’m glad there is so much attention now on the dangers of whooping cough. I wish this piece had mentioned how dangerous it is for infants. Anyone who is around a baby (especially a baby under 6 months old) should stay away if they have a cough. Sometimes whooping cough is misdiagnosed (as bronchitis or an upper respiratory infection) or diagnosed after an infant is infected. It is potentially fatal. My son contracted whooping cough when he was one month old and ended up in the hospital for a week.