It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service this week reported steady growth in the population of the rarest crane in the world.

And it’s not only Australia witnessing this surge. In the United States, whooping cough cases are at their highest since 1948, with deaths reported in several states, including two infants.

Jun. 19—OLYMPIA — Washington state saw a rise in whooping cough cases in 2024, with 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported in preliminary figures. This marks an increase from 87 cases ...

Whooping cough is extremely contagious — in fact, it is up to ten times more contagious than the flu. If you're immunised against whooping cough, you're likely to have milder symptoms.

There's an outbreak of whooping cough in Iqaluit and Pond Inlet, Nunavut, according to the territory's chief public health officer.The Department of Health announced the outbreaks in a pair of news ...

Washington state reported 25 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve as a reminder of the disease's continued surge here and nationwide.

Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health ...

It’s easy to forget how deadly whooping cough, measles, rubella, and polio once were—but for families who lost loved ones, ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Two infants in the state of Kentucky have died in the last six months from pertussis, an illness more commonly known as whooping cough. The Kentucky Department for Public Health ...

Washington state reported nearly 26 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve s as a reminder of the disease’s continued surge here and ...