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On Tuesday's edition of Lubbock's First News, Dr. Siobhan Dolan, consulting physician for the March of Dimes, talked with Tom Collins and Laura Mac about the rise in whooping cough in the U.S.

The malady begins like the common cold, with runny nose or congestion, sneezing, and sometimes mild cough or fever. The cough worsens and becomes severe after one to two weeks.