Two young infants in Louisiana have died from whooping cough within the past year, marking the state’s first pertussis fatalities since 2018. A separate child death involving both pertussis and ...

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The following is a press release from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services: Most people think of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, as a disease from the past.

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Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as well as more adults refusing tetanus shots. By Maggie Astor and Dani Blum ...

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PASADENA, Calif (KABC) -- The Pasadena Public Health Department Health announced Tuesday it is investigating an outbreak of whooping cough involving three confirmed ...

Three confirmed cases of whooping cough have been identified at Blair Middle School, according to the Pasadena Public Health Department. On average, Pasadena reports about three cases of whooping ...

Whooping cough is known as the "100-day cough" because symptoms can be prolonged. Initially, the cold-like symptoms can last 1 to 2 weeks, but the paroxysmal coughing stage can last up to 10 weeks or ...

Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways. It gets its common name from the “whoop” sound that some infected children make when ...

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