Cases of whooping cough are spiking across the country. FOX 7 Austin's Rebecca Thomas was joined by Dr. Meena Iyer, a pediatric hospitalist with Dell Children's Medical Center, to discuss.

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.

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

San Antonio Metro Health confirms there has been a more than 300% spike of Whooping Cough cases in 2024, compared to 2023.

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

This spike has raised concerns among health professionals.

The infection itself can last over three months. If an adult has it, whooping cough can be transmitted to children too young to have been fully vaccinated, such as babies or teenagers and ...

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

The University of Saskatchewan has issued a health alert for whooping cough, also called pertussis. Whooping cough cases appear to be on the rise across the country, and health experts are ...

Whooping cough cases appear to be on the rise across the country, and health experts are worried about the illness spreading from students and adults to infants and those who are immunocompromised.