Minnesota health officials on Wednesday confirmed an infant death related to pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The infant was diagnosed with pertussis in August 2019 and died in November after being hospitalized for three months. The last pediatric death related to pertussis in Minnesota was in 2013. “We were extremely saddened to hear that […]
STMA Students Suffering from ‘Whooping Cough’
The school district informed families Thursday morning of a students diagnosed with Pertussis.
A number of St. Michael-Albertville School District student have been diagnosed with pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” according to a statement from the school district released Thursday, April 18. The district did not specify which buildings the infected students attended. Pertussis presents as a severe cold, but the infection persists, with those suffering from […]