It seems that whooping cough (pertussis) is going around school. I have had a cough for a while. I was under the impression that I just had a cold that wasn’t going away because of the stress from school and what not. However, recent events have led me to believe that I might have whooping cough, i.e. my symptoms combined with the notice of a professor and student’s diagnosis.

I’m getting a culture taken tomorrow to know for sure. I’ll keep you all abreast of the situation. However, if you’ve been around me in the last several weeks, and develop a cough, you should probably get it looked at, as pertussis is supposed to be highly contagious. More than likely, even if I do have it, I’m way passed the critical contagiousness threshold. But still, better safe than sorry.

Just so’s you know.