Preschoolers in Evanston Test Positive For Whooping Cough

EVANSTON, IL - Two students at Unity Preschool in Evanston have tested positive for whooping cough, NBC Chicago reported Monday.

The school suspended activities throughout Thursday and Friday last week as a precautionary measure after learning of the positive tests from the Evanston Health & Human Services Department.

Symptoms of whooping cough often show up more than a week after someone is exposed to it and if you are not vaccinated, there is a 90 percent chance you’ll come down with the illness is exposed.

Other cases of whooping cough reported in the Chicagoland area have been in Gurnee and Northbrook.

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