Pertussis, or whooping cough, has been reported in the St. Paul Public School District, with at least one case confirmed as of Saturday, according to an email sent by the district to families. In the ...

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

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...

Across the U.S., the rate of whooping cough in 2024 was more than 400 percent higher than in 2023, with more than 35,000 cases.

But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...

a red or blue face and end with the characteristic high-pitched “whoop” sound, according to health experts. However, not everyone develops the whooping sound. Infants may not cough at all ...

“As Oregon closes out 2024 with a record-breaking number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases, health officials remind ...

The name comes from the high-pitched sound people make when inhaling after a cough. Whooping cough moves from person to person through the air when people sneeze or cough and others breathe in ...

Whooping cough cases have reached a decade high in ... Cause vomiting Result in a red or blue face Cause extreme fatigue End with a high-pitched "whoop" sound during the next breath of air.

You may commonly notice a wet or dry cough in kids. Coughing is a defensive response that clears the airways of irritants, ...

The term whooping cough is a reference to the high-pitched “whoop” sound that some infected people make as they inhale after a coughing fit. "They don’t have time in between those coughs to ...