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The rise of Victorian-era diseases in the UK is 'extremely concerning' and fuelled by the cost of living crisis, one of the country's leading public health experts warns

Cases of the '100 day cough' or whooping cough are soaring in England, with the latest figures from the UKHSA revealing that eight babies have died of the illness so far in 2024

Whooping cough cases are soaring across the UK with more alerts for the infection in the last fortnight than in the whole of 2023 - here are the symptoms parents need to be aware of

Cases of '100-day cough' whooping cough have exploded in the UK with more suspected cases in the past two weeks than there were for all of 2023, UKHSA figures reveal

Experts have warned that parents who are seeking antibiotics to treat the horrific whooping cough could be turned away after an outbreak has sparked an increasing medicine shortage

Alana Yeates, from County Durham, has told of the traumatic experience where her 14-year-old daughter Ellie began "gasping for breath" and "her lips were going blue" after catching whooping cough

Whooping cough - also known as pertussis - is a potentially fatal bacterial infection that can be most deadly in unvaccinated children under the age of six months

Parents Caitlin and Reece have bravely shared their tragedy after their daughter Evie-Grace died after contracting whooping cough - and issued a warning over the horrific symptoms

Interactive map shows where suspected cases of the 100 day cough have been found around the UK as the public is warned of a worrying spike in infections that has led to the death of five babies