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

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 ...

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.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is on the rise in Arizona this year. Cases have been surging nationwide; however, Arizona has seen an 80% increase compared to the ...

Since its last update on May 2, the Office of Public Health (OPH) has identified six more whooping cough cases in Louisiana, bringing the total cases in 2025 to 170. The 170 whooping cough cases in ...

Whooping cough cases more than quadrupled in California in 2024, rising from 644 cases in 2023 to 2,753 cases the following year, the state’s most recent data shows.

Whooping cough cases more than quadrupled in California in 2024, rising from 644 cases in 2023 to 2,753 cases the following year, the state’s most recent data shows.

And in 2012, the CDC also began recommending women get a booster shot while pregnant. Today, whooping cough mainly affects children too young for the vaccine, and cases are skyrocketing.

Whooping cough can lead to pneumonia, seizures or difficulty breathing. One in three children younger than 1 year old will need to be hospitalized, and the CDC confirmed at least a dozen deaths ...

A Pasadena resident has tested positive for whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory illness that can be lethal in infants, after visiting the Kidspace Children’s Museum last week ...

Louisiana has reported two infant deaths from whooping cough in 2025, the first deaths since 2018. The state has seen 164 cases of whooping cough this year, the highest number in 35 years.

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 ...