Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.
An outbreak is considered to be two or more individuals testing positive with the illness, according to a EPCPH spokesperson.
Health care professionals have confirmed whooping cough outbreaks in West Virginia and Ohio.Four cases have been reported at ...
On National Pediatrician Day, we honour the unwavering dedication of paediatricians who play a vital role in shaping a ...
Whooping cough, an infection that affects the airways, easily spreads from person to person through coughing, sneezing and from particles in the air. Those infected usually will exhibit cold ...
A Heywood Hospital doctor advises greater Gardner residents on how to protect themselves against a quademic of respiratory ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Whooping cough, a highly infectious respiratory infection that laid low in recent years, has come roaring back. In Ohio, whooping cough cases have doubled in a year ...
Parents of many students at the Kiona-Benton City School District were warned last week of an outbreak of whooping cough ... in the illness may make the infection less serious and shorten the ...
Babies can wind up hospitalized or even die from the bacterial infection. That’s why the recent surge in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, should serve as a warning that we need to do more ...
The nation’s first incident of whooping cough was reported in southern Taiwan, while the first case of hantavirus infection was reported in the north on Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Department of Health is reporting the death of a child due to a co-infection of pertussis ... experiencing pertussis, or whooping cough, cases in multiple ...