To help you understand everything about whooping cough including symptoms, treatment, and the pregnancy vaccine, we spoke with Charlie Blyth, founder of The Healthy Child Co. and a specialist ...

Adults can catch whooping cough, though symptoms tend to be milder than in children. The Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis vaccine, known as Tdap, is designed to be given to adults, teens and ...

Adults can catch whooping cough, though symptoms tend to be milder than in children. The Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis vaccine, known as Tdap, is designed to be given to adults, teens and ...

Cases of whooping cough are nearing record levels in Japan with the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria that are difficult ...

The state Department of Health calls the rise "staggering," and notes that it coincides with a drop in whooping cough vaccination rates among young children.

There have been 8,064 reported cases of whooping cough in the U.S., compared with 3,835 for the same time in 2024, according to CDC data.

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.

With whooping cough cases on the rise, Singh recommends the vaccine for children who are not up-to-date on their doses or adults who have gone more than 10 years without a booster.

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.

Whooping cough (pertussis) is always circulating in Australia, and epidemics are expected every three to four years. However, the numbers we’re seeing with the current surge – which started in 2024 – ...