Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

Parents at Oakland Middle School, Oakland High School, and at the McFadden School of Excellence have all gotten calls that ...

Parents have been asked to monitor their children amid a whooping outbreak at a Colorado Springs school. 11 News reached out ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Rutherford County School (RCS) system alerted parents of one of its high schools to a ...

Jenkins Middle School has emailed parents with information about the potential spread of whooping cough among seventh-grade ...

A South Dakota child has died with a dual infection of pertussis and influenza, state says. What are the symptoms of ...

Condition affects about 16m people per year, and accounts for about 160,700 deaths in children younger than five ...

A Heywood Hospital doctor advises greater Gardner residents on how to protect themselves against a quademic of respiratory ...

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Dr ...

Whooping cough cases are declining again, according to the Health Board, but increased interest in vaccination has led to a ...