Expert on how to keep safe from whooping cough | TVNZ Breakfast

Respiratory illnesses in New Zealand are on the rise. Experts say one of them, pertussis - also known as whooping cough - is at risk of an epidemic.

So exactly what is it, and what is the best way to stay safe? Dunedin School of Medicine's Professor Peter McIntyre joined Breakfast and said if whooping cough cases continue to increase at current rate "it could be a big worry".


▶ Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:25 What is whooping cough?
01:04 How to protect your unborn child?
02:14 What are the symptoms in young children?
03:13 Stats on whooping cough
04:38 Preventing whooping cough
05:13 What to do if your child might have whooping cough



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