Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...

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.

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

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

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

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

BENTON CITY, Wash. – Health officials have confirmed cases of whooping cough at Kiona-Benton City School District. According ...

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

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

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Whooping cough, a highly infectious respiratory infection that laid low in recent years, has come roaring back. In Ohio, whooping cough cases have doubled in a year ...