Infants under 12 months and pregnant people are particularly vulnerable. A pediatric infectious disease specialist shares ...

Cases of whooping cough have increased in the US. CDC confirmed 14,569 cases so far this year. Experts say that it’s the ...

This year's spike in cases marks a return to pre-pandemic levels of this infection, which is also called pertussis.

This year's resurgence of whooping cough cases has now accelerated to the fastest pace on record in nearly a decade, according to figures published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — State health officials are urging doctors to be on the lookout for cases of whooping cough, also known ...

They also recommend babies take the whooping cough vaccine when they are 2, 4, and 6 months old. Some parents are choosing to refrain from giving their children the vaccine, as experts say ...

The disease is most risky for unvaccinated infants, children and older people, according to infectious diseases physician Dr.

While people can get pertussis at any age, those aged 11 to 18 currently make up nearly half of all cases reported so far ...

The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some experts attribute to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue.

The Department of Health Services says whooping cough is also high nationwide ... of the Dtap vaccine between the ages of 2 months and 6 years, and then kids ages 11 or 12 should get one dose ...

Several factors have left Alaska uniquely vulnerable to the disease, which can be deadly for infants and small children.

We are entering the cold and flu season but doctors say there's another respiratory illness that's on the rise. Experts say ...