Croup in kids occurs due to a viral infection in the vocal cords and the trachea (windpipe). The infection causes swelling ...

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

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

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...

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

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

Orange County Health Services received notification of the first confirmed case of Pertussis (whooping cough) in Orange ...

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Dr ...

Since the lifting of COVID-19 quarantine measures, various infectious diseases such as chickenpox, measles, whooping cough, ...

It's a respiratory illness that may start out like a cold. But pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can last for weeks or ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, “teens and adults often recover from whooping cough with no problems.” But in more extreme ...