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

A doctor has spoken of seeing babies “struggling for breath “ after catching the whooping cough as cases of the life threatening infection are to set to increase over the spring and summer.

Louisiana is seeing an alarming rise in whooping cough cases, with the state’s Department of Health reporting two infant ...

“Young babies are most vulnerable to whooping cough as they do not start their vaccinations against whooping cough until they are two months old,” she said. “This makes them particularly ...

North Carolina has seen a dramatic increase in the number of whooping cough cases over the past three months. Between January and March, 106 cases have been ...

Among hospital patients, 65.6% were babies aged less than five months. The HSE warned on Tuesday that whooping cough tends to surge in cycles every five to six years. Dr Chantal Migone ...

Whooping cough is most serious to babies and children, especially those who haven't had the recommended vaccinations. Vaccination is especially important for certain groups, including pregnant ...