Dec. 6, 2024 – Whooping cough is making a dangerous comeback across the U.S., with cases soaring to 4.5 times more this year than last, according to the CDC. For parents of newborns, this highly ...

She warned that infants may suffer from pneumonia, convulsions, or encephalopathy, a brain disease. She said approximately one in 100 babies with whooping cough will die from complications.

When a baby breathes in, the floppy tissue folds inwards, causing noisy breathing known as a 'stridor'. Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of noisy breathing in infants.

Three infants, and one child under 5, and one adult over 65 have been hospitalized with whooping cough so far this year, Libby said, This is all compared to the 31 total cases last year, 15 cases ...