Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US | AP News
1 day ago · Updated 3:08 PM PDT, October 17, 2024. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. There have been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. That’s the most at this point in the year since 2014 ...
Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US - Medical Xpress
1 day ago · Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. There have been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far, the Centers for ...
Whooping Cough Surging in US: What to Know About Symptoms …
2 days ago · Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a bacterial infection transmitted through close contact via respiratory droplets. The infection can lead to inflammation of the throat and the bronchial tubes, and ...
Whooping Cough Is at a Decade-High Level in US - U.S. News
1 day ago · MILWAUKEE (AP) — Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. There have been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far ...
Whooping cough cases rise in 2024: Symptoms, vaccine, data
4 days ago · The CDC reported 17,579 whooping cough cases in the U.S. through the week of Oct. 5. In October last year, that number was 3,962 – an increase of just over 13,600. Whooping cough, also known as ...
What is whooping cough? Cases in US surge to pre-pandemic …
4 days ago · Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There's been over 17,500 cases of the...
Whooping cough cases in U.S. quadruple in less than a year, CDC …
Sep 21, 2024 · Infectious diseases experts attribute the surge in cases of whooping cough — also known as pertussis — to a dip in vaccination rates that began during the pandemic.
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Is on the Rise: What to Know
Sep 16, 2024 · Rates of pertussis, or whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory disease, are increasing in the United States. As of early September, there were more than three times as many reported cases of pertussis compared to this time in 2023, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Pertussis Surveillance and Trends | Whooping Cough | CDC
Oct 10, 2024 · CDC tracks pertussis cases using a national surveillance system. CDC works with several states on enhanced pertussis surveillance. Cases have increased over the last few decades but remain low. Experts believe that much of …
Whooping Cough Is on the Rise, Returning to Pre-Pandemic Trends
Jul 22, 2024 · The number of people reported with whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are rising in the United States. As of June 1 this year, more than double the cases of whooping cough were reported as of this date in 2023.