If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart ...

Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

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

Antibiotics can cause nausea, diarrhea and an upset stomach. Dietitians share which foods to eat and avoid to restore a ...

Across the U.S., the rate of whooping cough in 2024 was more than 400 percent higher than in 2023, with more than 35,000 ...

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...

Whooping cough, also called pertussis ... Even people with mild symptoms can spread the illness to others. Antibiotics taken early in the illness may shorten the amount of time someone’s ...

Whooping cough has been surging in the United States for months and the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control ...

The most up-to-date data from the CDC, which was released in early November, showed Pennsylvania and New York had reported ...

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...

Early medical intervention is critical in managing whooping cough. If symptoms are recognized early, antibiotic therapy can be used to reduce the severity and duration of the disease. However ...