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

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

W hooping cough cases have hit a 10 year high nationwide. Pediatrician Dr. Tanya Altmann shares how to keep families healthy as reports of whooping cough, or pertussis, surge. Cases have increased ...

“Most of your cough and cold medications that are over the counter are not intended for kids less than four and then they’re not intended for kids between four and six without out the ...

There’s also something called a subacute cough, which can last from three to eight weeks, says Jairo Barrantes-Perez, M.D., assistant professor of pulmonary medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

A whooping sound usually accompanies the cough. Infants and young children are particularly sensitive to whooping cough. During the pandemic, whooping cough dropped to lower levels as people ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH SEES ITS HIGHEST NUMBER OF WHOOPING COUGH CASES IN 12 YEARS ... FREDERICK SAYS MOST OF THE CASES ARE IN SCHOOL AGE KIDS. HIS CONCERN IS THEY WILL TAKE IT HOME TO THOSE ...

Pennsylvania has more reported cases than any other state. While whooping cough can be serious for all ages, children younger than 1 are particularly sensitive because their immune systems are ...

which is also known as whooping cough, or a bacterium known as mycoplasma may also be behind some lingering coughs, Theodore Strange, M.D., a physician and associate professor of medicine at ...

Whooping cough continues to surge in the United States ... cases did not soar. Some children who missed getting their shots during that period may never have received them, experts have said.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection causes fever, cough and rash in children. Cough is the predominant symptom. It is known as walking pneumonia. Doctors usually take a chest X-ray to identify ...