CINCINNATI (WKRC) — If you're struggling with a chronic cough, it may be linked to several illnesses that are on the rise, according to public health providers.

One significant concern is pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, which poses the greatest risk to babies. However, recent preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that adults are increasingly contracting whooping cough as well.

"Six times as many cases were reported last year than the year before," said Dr. Stephen Feagins, Hamilton County Public Health Medical Director. "Pertussis can in fact result in a cough for 100 days; people even call it the 100-day cough."

The whooping cough vaccine remains the best preventive measure against pertussis, but its usage has declined. Treatment fo

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