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South Korea Reports First Whooping Cough Fatality in Infant

South Korea has reported its first fatal case of whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory illness, involving an infant. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), an infant under two months old tested positive for whooping cough, or pertussis, in late October and tragically passed away last week as the symptoms worsened. This marks the first whooping…