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State law still would require vaccines for polio, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Keeping Cough Keeping Cough is a pertussis infection caused by holding in a productive cough owing to the fear of being perceived as having some form of coronavirus.
—Alexis Wilkinson, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The danger with pertussis is the cough that can linger for weeks to months and difficulty breathing.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
The state health department issued a health alert because of the high number of pertussis cases, the second year in a row the department has done so.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Keeping Cough Keeping Cough is a pertussis infection caused by holding in a productive cough owing to the fear of being perceived as having some form of coronavirus.
—Alexis Wilkinson, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The danger with pertussis is the cough that can linger for weeks to months and difficulty breathing.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
The state health department issued a health alert because of the high number of pertussis cases, the second year in a row the department has done so.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Pertussis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pertussis. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs 
Medical Definition
pertussis
noun
per·tus·sis
pər-ˈtəs-əs
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