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

Nationwide, CDC has reported that kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and vaccine exemptions are at an all-time ...

Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

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

Five times as many cases of the potentially fatal illness have been reported so far in 2024, compared with the same time last ...

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

"This is an infection that causes quite a significant cough," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases ...

Whooping Cough This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis ...

Whooping cough cases have jumped ... it usually takes 5 to 10 days for whooping cough symptoms to appear after an individual is exposed to the bacteria that causes whooping cough.

The CDC defines whooping cough as a very contagious respiratory illness caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The bacteria attach to tiny, hair-like extensions called cilia that line ...