NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Whooping cough cases are at an all-time high. The CDC reports cases are five times higher than last ...

He encourages students to make an appointment at the health center if they start feeling sick. If left untreated, whooping cough can turn into more serious illnesses such as pneumonia.

This spike has raised concerns among health professionals.

Doctors encourage expecting mothers to get whooping cough, also known as pertussis, vaccine to help protect babies after ...

A school-wide letter was sent to families as they continue monitoring the disease in Chicago schools and communities.

After dropping to zero cases in 2021 and notching just 16 in 2023, Whooping cough has surged this year in Kane County, with ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Cases of pertussis have been detected among Rochester high school students and the broader community. The ...

It’s important to remember that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, can impact adults as well as kids, according to Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) President Dr. Tina Tan.

If it goes untreated, it can cause pneumonia, infections, and even death. While the whooping cough vaccine is given during ...

Whooping cough typically starts with the sniffles, a cough, a runny nose and maybe a low-grade fever, but it can rapidly progress to coughing fits so severe that they make you throw up. The ...