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Is it dangerous to have a whooping cough or diphtheria? can you have had it before?
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Dangerous?Definitely: Diphtheria and whooping cough are still dreadful when young chldren are infected. Reinfection is possible since no permanent immunity is conferred by natural disease.
Answered 10/3/2016
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