This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on electron microscope imagery, ...

Whooping cough cases are more than double those seen at the same time last year, with 8,064 cases recorded nationwide so far ...

Preliminary data from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. has seen 8,485 cases of whooping cough ...

Preliminary data from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention indicates there have been twice as many cases this year, compared to last year ...

Pennsylvania, one of the states hit hardest by the illness last year, has recorded 207 whooping cough cases in 2025.

Whooping cough cases are rising sharply in the U.S., with over 8,000 cases reported in 2025- double last year’s count driven ...

According to the Wake County Public School System, Leesville Road High School sent a letter to parents stating the county had confirmed a case of pertussis, known as whooping cough, among one of its ...

Whooping cough is preventable, and getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself. The DTaP and Tdap vaccines are ...

Whooping cough is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. This highly contagious infection is characterized by severe coughing fits that often result in a 'whoop' sound when the individual gasps ...

Antibiotics are used to treat whooping cough, as they kill the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Taking them early can lower your risk of more severe disease as well as the amount of time you are ...

According to reports by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), pertussis (whooping cough) cases in 2024 increased by nearly 2,000%. As of Friday, 497 cases have been confirmed ...