Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, according to a ProPublica report, and cases skyrocketed by 1,500% nationwide since a 2021 low point attributed ...

Whooping cough cases are more than double those seen at the same time last year, with 8,064 cases recorded nationwide so far this year. 24/7 Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware.

Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Preliminary CDC data shows 8,485 whooping cough cases reported in 2025—twice as many as this time last year. Experts link the rise to declining childhood vaccination rates and growing anti ...

As cases of whooping cough rise, CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen explains what causes the respiratory illness, how it spreads and what to do to protect yourself.

Around 6 weeks is when started to decline. When his fever spiked to 104 on January 9, 2012, we took Brady to the emergency room. They ran tests for flu and RSV , and all tests came back negative.

Whooping cough cases are surging in California with rates returning to pre-pandemic levels, medical experts said. As of April 26, a total of 590 Californians had contracted the highly contagious ...

This year, more than a third of whooping cough cases have been among people 11 to 19 years old. For this reason, the C.D.C. recommends that children get a booster shot at 11 or 12 years old.

Whooping cough and its symptoms can last for 3 to 6 months. During that time, your cough may disrupt your sleep , cause dizziness, and even lead to a broken rib. The cure for a cough is time.

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...