An outbreak of whooping cough in 1903 infected most children on the island, although only one died as a result.
en.wikipedia.org The main causes of death were infectious diseases, such as influenza, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever and whooping cough.
en.wikipedia.org The rain, cold, and lack of food and shelter made the settlers susceptible to many diseases such as cholera, whooping cough, measles and dysentery.
en.wikipedia.org In babies, adenoviruses can also cause coughing fits that look almost exactly like whooping cough.
en.wikipedia.org Common illnesses on the frontier included headaches, cholera, malaria, measles, mumps, whooping cough and fever and ague.
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