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 ...

The highly infectious respiratory disease is circulating through the US and Oklahoma. Here's what to know about the spread ...

When it progresses into severe disease, pertussis causes violent coughing fits punctuated by a distinct whooping sound caused ...

social distancing and other infection protocols helped to protect against whooping cough. “They are increasing more now as ...

CDC data shows that whooping cough cases are rising in the U.S. Experts say routine immunization is the best way to prevent ...

Q: I’ve been seeing a lot of news stories about whooping cough. Is there really another illness that we need worry about?

It starts with typical cold symptoms. After about two weeks a person will develop a "heavy, hard cough and the classic whoop ...

Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the Centers for ...

"This is a very contagious, bacterial respiratory infection," explained ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton on "Good Morning America" Monday. Whooping cough spreads through coughing ...

Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among school-aged children — including whooping cough and ... this is a bacteria that causes ...