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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whooping cough is more formerly known as pertussis. “Any surge in pertussis activity is something we watch with concern ...

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 ...

The Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) confirmed on Wednesday that a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and said that the death is the first caused by pertussis (whooping cough ...