Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

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

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

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 ...

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...

Orange County Health Services received notification of the first confirmed case of Pertussis (whooping cough) in Orange ...

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Dr ...

The most up-to-date data from the CDC, which was released in early November, showed Pennsylvania and New York had reported ...

Whooping cough has been surging in the United States for months and the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control ...

Croup in kids occurs due to a viral infection in the vocal cords and the trachea (windpipe). The infection causes swelling ...

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