In years gone by, many children were afflicted with polio, measles, mumps, Rubella, influenza, small pox, diphtheria, whooping cough and others.

在过去的岁月中，许多儿童患有小儿麻痹症，麻疹，腮腺炎，风疹，流感，天花，白喉，百日咳和其他疾病。

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That can be a sign of pertussis, or whooping cough, which can be serious and has been more prevalent in the past few years.

那可能是百日咳的征兆，这可能很严重并在这几年越来越普遍。

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Wiederman, who has a law degree, is among a growing number of Americans who oppose vaccines, raising concerns about a resurgence in contagious diseases like measles and whooping cough.

反对疫苗接种的美国人数量不断增加，拥有法律学位的维德曼是其中一员，而她却担心像麻疹和百日咳这样的传染性疾病会再次出现。

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It may have resulted in whooping cough epidemics in California and measles outbreaks in England.

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The pertussis vaccine, called DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) has been responsible for a dramatic drop in whooping cough in recent decades.

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In 2010, 10 children died in from Whooping Cough in California.

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