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

There have been 6,600 pertussis cases reported in the US in 2025, almost four times the number at this point last year.

HealthDay News — Health experts are warning that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is making a dangerous comeback. Cases are rising across the country, and Louisiana recently reported that 2 ...

They just never stop coughing.” In Louisiana, two infants have died of pertussis in the past six months, according to the state health department, the first deaths from the disease in the state ...

They just never stop coughing.”In Louisiana, two infants have died of pertussis in the past six months, according to the state health department, the first deaths from the disease in the state ...