Although in the post-Covid-19 era, pertussis incidences soared spectacularly, pertussis cases were already on the rise before ...

Whooping cough is on the rise in US, and Oklahoma is no exception. Also referred to as pertussis, it's affected 71 Oklahomans ...

The Mobile County Health Department has seen an increase in whooping cough cases this month especially in schools. Pertussis, ...

That marks the most fatalities from the bacterial infection since a 2017 surge of the illness, which is also known as ...

Young infants are at more risk because they don't get the first of six doses of the vaccine until they are two months old. So, before that, they are unprotected and more likely to die from whooping ...

Diseases such as whooping cough are at historic highs in Florida, but the heartbreaking reality is that many childhood ...

Two babies in Louisiana died in the past six months of a respiratory illness that doctors say is preventable. The head ...

A pertussis case has been confirmed at Lord Botetourt High School, according to BCPS Thursday. Pertussis is an infectious respiratory illness caused by bacteria spread through the air in droplets ...

Influenza B cases in Oklahoma began rising the week ending Nov. 30, 2024, then spiraled upward on a steep curve until it peaked the week ending Jan. 1 with 5,594 cases. Only then did it began falling, ...

Another case of “whooping cough” this winter has been linked to Ellensburg High School. Officials with the Kittitas County Public Health Department said a student at the school has tested positive for ...

Unfortunately, another vaccine-preventable illness is also sickening children and adults at an increased rate over previous ...