Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can cause painful coughing fits and difficulty breathing. Cases ...

Infectious diseases experts say many Americans fell behind on their whooping cough vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Whooping cough cases have gone up in the U.S. compared to last year, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease ...

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

Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health ...

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has reported 35 cases of Pertussis, also known as the whooping cough, ...

after the U.S. and other high-income countries switched to pertussis vaccines after the 1970s that triggered fewer side effects but also are less effective at guarding against disease and spread.

In a report published Thursday, whooping cough cases were more than four times the amount at this time last year.

Whooping cough cases in Wisconsin are 12 times higher than last year, with case counts reaching pre-pandemic levels, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said in a news release on Thursday.

Kathy Bell, Anchorage School District director of healthcare services, holds a dose of the DTaP vaccine in her office on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. DTaP protects against pertussis. A number of pertussis ...