Across the U.S., the rate of whooping cough in 2024 was more than 400 percent higher than in 2023, with more than 35,000 ...

California is seeing a rise in cases of whooping cough, a highly contagious bacterial disease that can cause severe illness, ...

State health officials are calling on residents, especially pregnant women and those who care for infants, to have an updated ...

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 ...

Medical professionals are stressing the urgency of vaccinations as Oregon reached its highest number of whooping cough cases ...

Whooping cough (pertussis) activity in California is on the rise, with more than 2,000 reported cases and one infant death between the months of January and October of 2024. Everyone who is between 27 ...

“As Oregon closes out 2024 with a record-breaking number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases, health officials remind ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a contagious bacterial infection that affects the respiratory tract.

SACRAMENTO — California is experiencing an increase in cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis), a highly contagious ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis ... pregnant people are at the highest risk for complications. About 1 in 3 babies younger than a year old who contract the illness need hospital care ...

Whooping cough (pertussis) activity in California is on the rise, with more than 2,000 reported cases and one infant death ...

Complications causing apnea — dangerous pauses in breathing — and can be fatal for babies, according to CDPH. “More than 2,000 cases of whooping cough were reported statewide between January ...