Why the killer infection whooping cough is back

WHOOPING cough was virtually wiped out in the Fifties when a nationwide vaccination programme was introduced – but now it's back.

The number of cases more than DOUBLED last year — to 1,040 in England and Wales, compared to just 421 in 2010, say experts at the Health Protection Agency.

But it's not the only Victorian disease to make a comeback. Mumps, measles, typhoid and scarlet fever are also on the rise.

The increase is being blamed on a fall in the number of parents getting their kids immunised. But these diseases don't only affect children but teens and adults too.

Whooping cough spreads easily and in the worst cases, can be fatal.         Full Read