A surge in recent cases has health officials urging parents to check their child's immunization record. The highly contagious disease can cause hospitalization and even death.
With Whooping Cough making a resurgence this fall and an uptick in reported cases of Tuberculosis and other seemingly eradicated contagious diseases, a lot of people have been pondering what's gone wrong.
Due to the advances we've made with vaccinations, too many American's wrongly think that diseases like Measles have been eradicated. However, rising numbers and a lax attitude towards preventative vaccinations have made 2011 a banner year for the disease...