California is seeing a rise in cases of whooping cough, a highly contagious bacterial disease that can cause severe illness, state health officials said Friday. Whooping cough, also ...

In 2024, Oregon recorded the highest number of whooping cough cases, also known as Pertussis, since 1950. About 315 of the ...

While the University of Cincinnati Medical Center has not seen a major spike in major illnesses, like the flu, RSV or ...

All of the health specialists say it's not too late to get vaccinated for flu, COVID, RSV, or pneumonia. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you can get the RSV vaccine if you ...

The CDC recently released data showing 32,085 cases of whooping cough in 2024, with the previous year revealing 6,479 ...

Parents with children who haven’t been vaccinated against pertussis — commonly called whooping cough — should correct that problem.

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in ...

After warning of a “sharp increase” in pertussis cases in November, the state of Washington is ending 2024 with the state’s ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is most dangerous for the very young. According to the OHA, eight Oregonians with pertussis have died since 2003. Five were younger than 4 months old. Deaths ...

Statewide cases of 'whooping cough' in 2024 were at the highest overall numbers since 1950, according state health officials.

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 ...