The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm about a spike in whooping cough cases in the United States.

Whooping cough cases are nearly five times higher than cases reported in 2023, with the CDC urging people to get vaccinated.

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a very contagious respiratory illness. For many, the bacterial infection starts with symptoms similar to the common cold — a runny nose, sneezing ...

Prevention in the form of vaccination is the best way to protect against whooping cough, the CDC says; the agency recommends ...

The CDC said that cases of whooping cause increased across the United States, which indicated a return to more typical ...

Rates of pertussis in the United States are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December—about six times ...

Learn more about whooping cough cases in the U.S., which are rising to pre-pandemic rates as pandemic restrictions are ...

Wisconsin continues to see the third-worst outbreak in the country, with only Pennsylvania and New York reporting higher case ...

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

Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is marked by a severe hacking cough followed by an intake of breath that sounds like "whoop." The illness spreads from person to person through the air, carried ...

T.J. Regional Health has not seen cases of whooping cough despite the rising number of cases in the United States.