On 12/04/2013 14:16, Janet wrote:
In article ,
says...

After much reading of NHS feedback, I'm now convinced I have some
version of whooping cough. Sounds like the NHS are in denial about its
re-emergence

Nonsense. There has been and still is,

a well publicised epidemic of it.

http://www.hpa.org.uk/NewsCentre/Nat...3PressReleases
/130201Casesofwhoopingcoughdeclineafterrecordnumber s/

http://tinyurl.com/bo9a988

"1 February 2013

There were 9,741* confirmed cases of whooping cough reported in England
and Wales in 2012, according to figures published today by the Health
Protection Agency (HPA). The total figure for 2012 is almost 10 times
higher than the number of cases reported in 2011 (1,119) and in 2008
(902) ? the last peak year before this current outbreak.

The December figures show a decrease for the second month running in
cases of whooping cough with 832 confirmed cases reported compared with
1,168 cases in November 2012. One further death in an infant with
laboratory confirmed whooping cough was reported in December bringing
the 2012 total number of deaths in babies under three months to 14.

The highest number of cases were reported in those aged 15 and over,
with a total of 8,059 cases in 2012, compared to 740 cases in 2011 and
493 cases in 2008.

Dr. Mary Ramsay, head of immunisation at the HPA, said: ?The December
figures show another welcome decrease in the overall number of whooping
cough cases since the peak in October. However, it is very important to
note that we usually see a reduction in cases of whooping cough at this
time of year so this decrease is in line with normal seasonal patterns."

(goes on with lots more, including regional figures and effects in
older people)

Janet


What I've got/had isn't whooping cough.