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

The name whooping cough might conjure up images of Victorian England. But the bacteria infection, also known as the 100-day-cough because of how long it can persist, has been rising in the UK over ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a bacterial infection of the airways and lungs ... Send your news tips, story ideas, pictures, and videos to [email protected]. You can also message and follow ...

Whooping cough, known formally as pertussis, is a respiratory illness caused by a bacteria. The disease is most severe in infants and young children and is characterized by prolonged coughing that ...

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 ...