The CDC said that cases of whooping cause increased across the United States, which indicated a return to more typical ...

Whooping cough’s medical name is Pertussis. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Pertussis is caused by the bacteria Bordetella Pertussis. Whooping cough bacteria attach to the ...

Deaconess also reminded the public that whooping cough can pose life-threatening complications, particularly in infants and young children. It's preventable through vaccination, b ...

Whooping cough continues to surge in the United States, with reported cases soaring to more than 32,000 this year — nearly five times the 6,500 cases recorded during the same period last year — ...

Is there a new illness that’s causing lingering coughs? When should you see a doctor for a cough that’s hanging around? We ...

"The bacteria that cause whooping cough spread easily fromperson to person ... Dr. Spencer Kuper, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Deaconess, implored "all pregnant women, ever single ...

Santina Wheat, a professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said most of the whooping cough patients she’s seen have been vaccinated tweens and adults. "I think we ...

Cases of whooping cough have more than doubled this year – to more than 400 – compared to 2022, according to the CDC.

Hardin County has received a limited supply of Tdap vaccine to protect people against whooping cough following an outbreak ...