(Redirected from Cumberland, Barron County, Wisconsin). Cumberland is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 876 at the 2010 census. The City of Cumberland is located partially within the town. The town of Cumberland is located northwest of the center of Barron County. The city of Cumberland takes up what would have been the northwest corner of the town, at the southeast end of Beaver Dam Lake. The easternmost end of the lake extends into the town of Cumberland.
Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious infection. A person is most likely to transmit the bacteria that cause this illness when he or she is experiencing symptoms, especially during the first three weeks of symptoms.
Pertussis. by: Tiffany Lin. Pertussis, also know as whopping cough is an extremely contagious respiratory disease, which is characteristic for causing severe coughing spells (1). Pertussis facades itself as a normal cold, whooping cough can become more serious, particularly in infants. As pertussis develops in stages, at the more advanced stages, a hacking cough followed by a high-pitched intake of breath that sounds like whoop originates the diseases name(2).