Daniel was diagnosed with pertussis, or whooping cough, at Children’s Minnesota. He spent 50 days on ECMO and exactly 173 days at the hospital. Today,
Pertussis is an infection of the respiratory system caused by bacteria. It mainly affects babies younger than 6 months old who aren’t yet protected by
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