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The contents of the Mythology Concerning Whooping Cough page were merged into Whooping cough on 3 June 2014. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

and chink cough should be mentioned here as historical terms for the illness. {{citation |last= |first= |contribution=chincough, ''n.'' |contribution-url=https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/31760 |date=2022 |title=Oxford English Dictionary |ref={{harvp|''OED''|2022}} |url=http://www.oed.com |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press }}. —  LlywelynII 16:26, 18 December 2022 (UTC) reply

The section has accumulated a random list of outbreaks. This should be replaced with a paragraph on global prevalence and trends, currently missing.

WP:NOTEVERYTHING Bob ( talk) 21:56, 21 March 2024 (UTC) reply