Map Shows US States Where 'Deadly' Whooping Cough Rising
Five times as many cases of the potentially fatal illness have been reported so far in 2024, compared with the same time last year.
Whooping cough and walking pneumonia are on the rise. Here's what to know.
Dr. Jon LaPook talks about the infections on the rise this season, including whooping cough and walking pneumonia.
Whooping cough cases surge to decade high
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that whooping cough cases for this time of year hit their highest level in a decade. With 18,506 cases reported so far in 2024, the total marks the most cases recorded since 2014,
Whooping cough hits decade-high level in US
There have been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. That’s the most at this point in the year since 2014, when cases topped
Whooping Cough Is at a Decade-High Level in the U.S.
Nationwide, CDC has reported that kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high. Thursday, it released state figures, showing that about 86% of kindergartners in Wisconsin got the whooping cough vaccine, compared to more than 92% nationally.
Ask the doctors: Vaccination is the best safeguard against whooping cough
Whooping cough is a highly contagious upper-respiratory infection. Also known as pertussis, it poses a particular threat to infants. You’re hearing about it right now because the disease is on the rise.
US sees decade-high whooping cough case numbers
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States is seeing a decade high in whooping cough cases, with more than 17,500 cases nationwide.
Whooping cough is at a record high in the US, most cases since 2014
Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
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Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level
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Minnesota whooping cough numbers highest in eight years
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Severe spike in whooping cough cases for kids in Wisconsin
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Whooping cough cases spike in Galveston County, health officials warn
Galveston County Health District reported Monday several confirmed cases of whooping cough, an increase from zero cases reported in 2023.