Cases of whooping cough have been rising across England, Wales and Scotland. We’re interested to hear from people who have recently been affected.
What were your (or your child’s) symptoms? How did your doctors’ surgery handle it and and how are you feeling now? Had you had it before? Are you aware of other cases within your community?
You can tell us how you have been affected by whooping cough using this form.
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Share your experience
You can tell us how you have been affected by whooping cough using this form.
Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for this purpose. For true anonymity please use our SecureDrop service instead.