Cases of whooping cough have exploded to over 32,000 in 2024. Here's what you need to know about this serious illness and how ...

The researchers used their new technique to analyse samples of Bordetella pertussis, the bacteria that causes whooping cough. Many countries are currently experiencing their worst whooping cough ...

This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough, based on electron microscope imagery.

ODESSA, Texas — There have been two cases of lab confirmed pertussis, also known as whooping ... bacteria, and it can spread through coughing or sneezing. Symptoms typically begin as a mild ...

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 ...

People with whooping cough spread the disease by coughing or sneezing while in close contact with others, who then breathe in the bacteria. People with whooping cough are most contagious in the ...