What parents need to know as whooping cough cases surge
The CDC also notes that babies under 1 year of age and anyone with a compromised immune system or moderate to severe ...
What to know about whooping cough as US cases surge to pre-pandemic levels
Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the Centers for ...
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Whooping Cough Is Spreading Again after Years of Relative Quiet
When it progresses into severe disease, pertussis causes violent coughing fits punctuated by a distinct whooping sound caused ...
Walking Pneumonia, Whooping Cough Cases Soaring In The US; Doctors Advise Ways To Keep Yourself Safe
A change in season has brought a surge in highly contagious infections like whooping cough and walking pneumonia, especially ...
Whooping Cough Is At A Decade-High Level In The US; All About The Highly Contagious Bacterial Infection
Whooping cough or pertussis numbers across the United States are at the highest level in the last ten years, according to the ...
Whooping cough cases rise; what are the symptoms?
The early symptoms of whooping cough sound like a normal cold but the coughs develop into ones that sound like “whoop” when ...
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Whooping cough is making the rounds across Idaho, but what is it?
Whooping cough (also known as Pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory illness that affects only humans. While it can ...
Whooping cough cases rise at fastest pace in nearly a decade, mostly in children
The CDC said there have been four-times as many cases of whooping cough as last year. This disease along with walking ...
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What to know about whooping cough as US cases surge to pre-pandemic levels
hair-like extensions called cilia that line part of the upper respiratory system and then release toxins, damaging the cilia and causing airways to swell. Whooping cough can spread easily from ...