I’ve had whooping cough and it’s terrifying. It lasts 100 days and can leave you vomiting, struggling to breathe and incontinent, says DR SALEYHA AHSAN. As five babies die… we’re due an even bigger outbreak

That really awful hacking cough that’s going around? It’s called pertussis – ‘whooping cough’ or the ‘100-day cough’, as it’s known to most people – and cases are surging in the UK.That really awful hacking cough that’s going around? It’s called pertussis – ‘whooping cough’ or the ‘100-day cough’, as it’s known to most people – and cases are surging in the UK.Read MoreHealth News | Mail Online