It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

Within one to two weeks, the cough becomes more intense — harsh, violent fits that leave you gasping for air. Sometimes, a ...

Cases of whooping cough are nearing record levels in Japan with the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria that are difficult ...

Washington state saw a rise in whooping cough cases in 2024, with 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported in preliminary figures.

The Tdap vaccine provides essential protection against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, playing a critical role in ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — New data shows whooping cough cases are surging in both Oregon and Washington. Oregon has had 947 cases so far this year, which is nearly triple last year's case count ...

Whooping cough is back and cases are climbing across the country, including here in Louisiana. Also known as pertussis, whooping cough is a bacterial infection that causes severe coughing fits ...

Washington saw a “dramatic surge” in whooping cough cases in 2024, according to the state Department of Health, but Pacific County was one of the select few counties to be spared from the disease that ...

According to the state's recent annual summary on whooping cough, or pertussis, there were 2,261 confirmed and probable cases in Washington in 2024. There were 87 cases in 2023.

According to the state’s recent annual summary on whooping cough, or pertussis, there were 2,261 confirmed and probable cases in Washington in 2024. There were 87 cases in 2023.

Washington’s whooping cough cases The DOH Annual Pertussis Update shows confirmed and probable whooping cough cases reached 2,261 in 2024, a 25-fold increase from 87 cases recorded in 2023.

Washington state reported nearly 26 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve s as a reminder of the disease’s continued surge here and ...