Urgent warning as babies die from 'Victorian era' disease making a comeback

A surge in whooping cough cases has claimed the lives of unvaccinated infants, as experts warn that plummeting vaccination rates are putting babies and vulnerable groups at grave risk Whooping cough victims were unvaccinated (Image: Getty Images/Design Pics RF)

A worrying number of children are succumbing to a Victorian-era disease. Experts have now consequently warned that the rising number of parents who decide to not vaccinate their children is putting babies and vulnerable groups at grave risk.

Three infants have lost their lives to whooping cough in Kentucky, USA. This disease, also known as pertussis, was especially common and dangerous in the 19th century .

Nevertheless, amidst a fall in vaccinations, the contagious bacterial infection is making a comeback, claiming th