Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in ...

In 2024, Oregon recorded the highest number of whooping cough cases, also known as Pertussis, since 1950. About 315 of the ...

Researchers have developed a new method to identify more infectious variants of viruses and bacteria, such as those causing ...

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in ...

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans -- including those causing flu, COVID, whooping cough and ...

Cases of whooping cough have exploded to the highest rate in more than a decade with young children affected the most by the ...

After warning of a “sharp increase” in pertussis cases in November, the state of Washington is ending 2024 with the state’s ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is most dangerous for the very young. According to the OHA, eight Oregonians with pertussis have died since 2003. Five were younger than 4 months old. Deaths ...

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 ...

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