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

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

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

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

Officials say whooping cough cases are rising in San Antonio and show a 230% increase from the cases reported the prior year.

CANANDAIGUA, NY — The Ontario County Health Department is reporting an increase in the number of whooping cough cases in the ...

A Northland pediatrician fears infants in the region will die from whooping cough unless more pregnant women and young babies ...

A new nasal whooping cough vaccine showed an ability to prevent both infection and transmission of the disease in mice. Current vaccines offer treatment but fail to halt transmission of the bacteria ...

Physicians who treat whooping cough are most concerned when young babies, for whom it can be life threatening get the disease ...

The earlier someone starts treatment, the better — especially for infants. (CDC) Whooping cough — a highly contagious and potentially dangerous illness — has surged in California this year ...

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

Antibiotic treatment can lessen the severity of the illness, especially if started in the early stages. According to the Centers for Disease Control. whooping cough, also known as pertussis ...