The Spokane Regional Health District is reporting a rise in winter illnesses affecting homes and workplaces across the Inland ...

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak ...

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak ...

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 up hospitalized or even die ...

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 up hospitalized or even die ...

Should elderly people living with persons with respiratory conditions, and elderly persons with respiratory conditions, be ...

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 ...

Infants typically receive the vaccine in a three-dose series of DTap shots between two and six months of age, then two more boosters by age 6. Adolescents and adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 ...

The North Idaho health provider says it has seen a record number of Pertussis cases and urges people to get vaccinated to ...

It's a respiratory illness that may start out like a cold. But pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can last for weeks or ...

But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...