According to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whooping cough cases have surged to pre-pandemic levels, with notable increases in unvaccinated populations.

The CDC said that cases of whooping cause increased across the United States, which indicated a return to more typical pre-COVID pandemic trends.

California is experiencing an increase in cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis), a highly contagious bacterial disease that can be spread though coughing and can cause severe illness, especially in infants.

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a contagious respiratory illness, but it is preventable with a common vaccine. For many, it can start with symptoms similar to the common cold, such as a runny nose,

Via CNN - It’s a respiratory illness that may start out like a cold, but the cough that accompanies pertussis can last for weeks or months