The Louisiana Department of Health warns that later symptoms of the disease include the following: - "Fits of rapid coughs followed by deep inhales and a high-pitched 'whoop' sound" - "Vomiting during ...

After a year of more than 2,000 whooping cough cases in Washington, the surge continues, especially in Seattle. As of March 8 ...

The bacterial infection pertussis has sparked an uptick in cases nationwide and has caused two deaths in Louisiana ...

While the measles outbreaks continue to affect consumers across the country, another illness is creating a cause for concern: ...

Louisiana’s Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham confirmed Thursday that two infants have died in the last six months amid an ...

WHEN SHOULD PEOPLE GET VACCINATED FOR WHOOPING COUGH. SO FOR BABIES, THE VACCINATION SERIES STARTS AT SIX WEEKS. SO FROM SIX WEEKS TO 4 TO 6 YEARS OF AGE, THEY NEED TO GET FIVE DOSES OF THE TDAP ...

“These babies are at higher risk for pneumonia, so more fluid in their lungs.” Saucier said she was shocked to learn that two infants had died from whooping cough, given how rare the disease ...