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

A baby's cough can range in cause and severity. Recognizing the factors that differentiate between a minor cough that is ...

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

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

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart. Babies can wind ...

It's a nagging cough that can stick around for weeks, and even months. Cases of pertussis -- or whooping cough -- are surging ...

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

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

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

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released data revealing an uptick in Pertussis, commonly called whooping cough. The agency reported that the number of cases of ...

There were 14,783 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, in Queensland in 2024 according to Queensland Health — 16 times the 928 infections of 2023. The 2024 total was also higher than the ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a contagious respiratory illness, but it is preventable with a common vaccine. For many, it can start with symptoms similar to the common cold ...