The Department of Public Health and Social Services on Friday confirmed a second case on Guam of the highly contagious pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. The new case was identified ...

Health officials are warning about an increase in whooping cough cases. There have been hundreds this year in Minnesota and Wisconsin. “Cases have definitely increased compared to last year ...

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania has seen more cases of whooping cough than any other state this year, with 2,165 cases of the serious bacterial infection reported as of late September. At this time ...

WATCHING. WGAL NEWS EIGHT. WELL, WHOOPING COUGH IS ON THE RISE IN THE U.S., AND THE CDC SAYS PROTECTION FROM THE VACCINE IS WANING. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN AROUND 14,000 CASES REPORTED NATIONWIDE.

When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the struggle to breath, and the high pitched "whoop" sound that some ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise. The U.S. is beginning to return to the level of cases reported before the ...

Cases of whooping cough are popping up throughout the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have been 14,569 cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Pertussis, which disproportionately affects infants and young children, was once on the brink of elimination thanks to ...

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - The Outagamie County Health Department has confirmed whooping cough cases for the first time in 4 years. It reports 8 cases so far but says that number is rising.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Tennessee. The numbers for this year, so far, are more than double than the number of total cases in all of last year. For mom of ...

Highly contagious whooping cough is spreading among Washington State University students. According to an alert released by Whitman County Public Health Wednesday, two WSU students have been ...

An outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is spreading across Buncombe County schools, according to county Health and Human Services. A public health alert from BCHHS said that 18 ...