Cough is a crucial protective reflex that helps protect the lungs and airways. However, when cough becomes chronic and ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been spreading rapidly throughout the country. Preliminary from the Centers for Disease Control show that more than six times as many cases were ...

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.

Coughing is one of the body's defense mechanisms of getting rid of phlegm, mucus, sputum, postnasal drip, or a foreign body.

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, 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 are sick, the Maine CDC says you should do your part to stay home and prevent the spread of respiratory viruses even ...

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. "The pertussis cough has a very distinctive sound in children and adults," says Leticia Berber with the Fresno County Department ...