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

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.

A Heywood Hospital doctor advises greater Gardner residents on how to protect themselves against a quademic of respiratory ...

Should elderly people living with persons with respiratory conditions, and elderly persons with respiratory conditions, be ...

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

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

The best defense against pertussis is vaccination. The DTaP vaccine and the Tdap booster provide effective protection, reducing the risk of severe illness and limiting the spread. Parents should ...

Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.

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

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

Following a nationwide trend, incidences of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have been increasing to pre-pandemic levels. But in 2024 in Florida, the number of cases was still almost ...

Oregon swept past the 1,100 mark for the number of pertussis cases it saw during 2024, beating its 2012 record of 910 cases ...