Washington state officials warned of a "sharp increase" in whooping cough cases compared to this time last year, mirroring a ...

Washington state is experiencing a spike in whooping cough cases with nearly 1,200 reported cases so far this year, that's up ...

Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection marked by a “severe hacking cough”, and can lead to serious illness and even death in infants, children, and pregnant women.

We all have a role to play in controlling the spread of whooping cough and reducing the risk of infection in ourselves and others. It takes community effort to protect against whooping cough.' ...

Washington is not alone in its sharp rise of the highly contagious bacterial infection this year. It's been an unusually bad year for whooping cough in the United States, which has counted more ...

As symptoms of whooping cough often don't appear for a week or two following infection, the bacteria is easily spread and, once infected, a person can remain contagious for three weeks or until ...