The pertussis returns in Europe. In Spain, a record number of cases


The number of cases began to grow in the spring of 2023, and the infections stopped only in October last year. In total, almost 29 thousand were recorded. cases, at 920 hospitalized and 12 dead people.
As emphasized by Josef Masa-Calles from the Institute of Health, cited by “El Pais” Karol III, it is three times more cases than during the previous wave of 2015, when 9,000 were recorded. cases.
Half of the twelve fatalities are babies that could not be vaccinated, and the next six are people over 70 years old, who also suffered from other diseases.
Crustus, also known as a cockle, is a highly infectious bacterial disease characterized by initially symptoms reminiscent of colds, followed by severe coughing attacks.




