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

Whooping cough — highly contagious and potentially dangerous — has surged in California to levels not seen since the start of ...

A national epidemic has just been declared in New Zealand. Reported 260+ cases diagnosed in past four weeks. Whooping cough ...

New Zealand has declared a whooping cough epidemic, the fourth since it became a notifiable disease in 1996.

The medical term for whooping cough is pertussis, which is a highly contagious bacterial infection that can be spread through ...

Whooping cough cases in Alabama had increased 300% from 41 cases in 2023 to 123 cases in 2024 as of October 17.

The public health department has warned local doctors that the region is in the midst of a significant increase in walking ...

There is also a Tdap vaccine, which is available to pre-teen children around 11 and 12 years old, adults ... they have whooping cough should stay away from others and contact their health care ...

As temperatures begin to drop, illness often rises. One particularly contagious disease is spreading across the country at an ...

New Zealand has declared early stages of a highly contagious whooping cough epidemic, with a nationally coordinated response ...

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

Springer also recommends adults with a prolonged mild cough seek whooping cough diagnosis and treatment. While not necessary for adults, it may limit the spread to vulnerable children. Local ...