Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

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 ...

As we enter what’s generally considered the cold and flu season, COVID, that recent third and most potent side of this health ...

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.

A nearly yearlong surge in whooping cough cases in Marin appears to be winding ... when sufferers inhale from the coughing.

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

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

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