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

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

Māori are disproportionately affected by the disease, with "shocking immunisation rates" leading to over-representation in ...

A baby died from whooping cough over the Christmas period, Health New Zealand says. Officials declared an epidemic several ...

Hello, dear readers, and welcome to our monthly letters column. Flu season in the United States peaks during December, January and February, so please take precautions. We recently wrote about several ...

This week's letters to the editor address everything from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s stance on vaccines to Wisconsin's digital ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The first case of pertussis also known as whopping cough has been reported in Port ...

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...

Pertussis is a disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It is particularly dangerous for infants, young children, and those with weakened immune systems. Symptoms typically begin with ...

Winter creates perfect conditions for viruses to spread. Cold, dry air helps viruses survive longer outside the body, and ...

And regular polling carried out by YouGov suggests adults are increasingly likely to say that vaccines have harmful side ...

In case you were one of the many people googling or searching community threads about what’s going around right now, whether ...