Whooping cough cases are surging across the country. The illness causes a signature “whooping” sound after someone coughs. Coughs can linger for months afterward. Respiratory illness season ...

A highly contagious respiratory illness is on the rise in the United States this year. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to ...

Arizonans with respiratory problems this fall may want to add whooping cough to the list of possible causes. Cases in the ...

Whooping Cough This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough, based on electron microscope ...

The name, "whooping cough," comes from the "whoop" sound people make as they breathe in following the severe coughing fits the infection causes, according to the Mayo Clinic. Children and ...

Whooping cough, the contagious respiratory disease that causes a persistent cough, is on the rise on Long Island and across the United States, experts said. The distinctive cough is punctuated by ...

NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS SEEN 25 CASES SO FAR THIS YEAR. WHOOPING COUGH CAUSES VIOLENT COUGHING ATTACKS FOR SOME CHILDREN, AND IT CAN BE SILENT BUT DEADLY IN OTHERS. OR FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF ONE.

which causes whooping cough, based on electron microscope imagery. (Meredith Newlove/CDC via AP) (Uncredited) MILWAUKEE – Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year ...

Arizonans who have respiratory symptoms this fall and winter may want to add whooping cough to the list of possible causes. Reported cases of whooping cough, a highly contagious and potentially ...