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

It's a nagging cough that can stick around for weeks, and even months. Cases of pertussis -- or whooping cough -- are surging ...

The number of whooping cough cases in Florida soared in 2024. From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of ...

Māori are disproportionately affected by the disease, with "shocking immunisation rates" leading to over-representation in ...

A baby died from whooping cough over the Christmas period, Health New Zealand says. Officials declared an epidemic several ...

Hello, dear readers, and welcome to our monthly letters column. Flu season in the United States peaks during December, January and February, so please take precautions. We recently wrote about several ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis ... and the inhalation is what causes that "whoop" sound. "So it's cough, cough, cough, and then you hear from the patient as they try to breathe back ...

This week's letters to the editor address everything from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s stance on vaccines to Wisconsin's digital ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The first case of pertussis also known as whopping cough has been reported in Port ...