You won't have to panic or be worried about your infant's whooping cough anymore. Researchers have developed two antibodies to potentially treat or prevent pertussis the highly contagious respiratory tract infection that affects millions of infants and results in an estimated 200000 child deaths every year. Commonly known as whooping cough the disease causes painful fits of coughing and life-threatening symptoms in infants and has had a devastating impact worldwide. For the past five years the research team has worked to develop two antibodies as a new anti-pertussis therapeutic injection. Read: Cough syrup or drops what is more effective for