Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious illness. It’s highly contagious, can leave you with a hacking cough for ...
The highly infectious respiratory disease is circulating through the US and Oklahoma. Here's what to know about the spread ...
Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...
U.S. health officials say whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year. The Centers for Disease ...
Dr. Jon LaPook talks about the infections on the rise this season, including whooping cough and walking pneumonia.
The CDC also notes that babies under 1 year of age and anyone with a compromised immune system or moderate to severe ...
Only four years since 1958 have seen a higher number of whooping cough cases, according to the Washington state Department of ...
Kids get six pertussis vaccines by the time they hit adolescence. Then, as adults, the CDC recommends a booster dose of either Tdap or Td (a different vaccine that protects against tetanus and ...
The CDC reported that more than five times as many whooping cough cases have been recorded compared to 2023 in a return to ...
CDC data shows that whooping cough cases are rising in the U.S. Experts say routine immunization is the best way to prevent ...
According to the CDC, there have been 844 cases of confirmed whooping cough – also called pertussis – through Oct. 5 in ...
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Since the CDC reported more than 18,000 cases of whooping cough this year recently released, a ...