Is Whooping Cough Evolving Into a Superbug?

The Bigger Picture · Health and Living · 30 Jan 2020 · 39 mins listen

New research by Australian scientists has shown that whooping cough (pertussis) bacteria are evolving and becoming smarter in surviving in a human body, even with vaccination. We ask consultant paediatrician and neonatologist Dato’ Dr Musa Mohd Nordin about the dangers of whooping cough becoming a superbug, and whether there are new vaccines to counter this.

Produced by:

Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by:

Tee Shiao Eek

Categories:

Health Policy,Diseases and Conditions,Mental Health,Healthy Living,Fitness,Science,Medical Innovation and Technology

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The Bigger Picture, Health and Living, whooping cough, pertussis, vaccine, superbug

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