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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/health/whooping-cough-linked-to-shorter-life-expectancy.html?_r=0
Whooping Cough Linked to Shorter Life Expectancy
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Published: August 5, 2013
People who are born during whooping cough epidemics and survive them are more likely to die prematurely later in life, according to a new study analyzing 158 years of Swedish population data.
Lung infections in infancy may do subtle, permanent damage that make adult infections more life-threatening, the authors suggested...
Whooping Cough Linked to Shorter Life Expectancy
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Published: August 5, 2013
People who are born during whooping cough epidemics and survive them are more likely to die prematurely later in life, according to a new study analyzing 158 years of Swedish population data.
Lung infections in infancy may do subtle, permanent damage that make adult infections more life-threatening, the authors suggested...