Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.
As we enter what’s generally considered the cold and flu season, COVID, that recent third and most potent side of this health ...
Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are on the rise in San Mateo County, according to a Wednesday, Nov. 27, ...
Officials said at this time, the spread is primarily occurring in school-age children in all areas of Buncombe County.
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Doctors encourage expecting mothers to get whooping cough, also known as pertussis, vaccine to help protect babies after ...
Ontario County Public Health has reported an increase in whooping cough cases, with most occurring among college-aged ...
After dropping to zero cases in 2021 and notching just 16 in 2023, Whooping cough has surged this year in Kane County, with ...
The Boston Public Schools sent out an email warning the school community that there has been an increase in illnesses caused ...
Ontario County health officials have seen an increase in the number of pertussis cases, particularly in college-aged students ...
New Zealand has declared a whooping cough epidemic, the fourth since it became a notifiable disease in 1996.