The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new alert this week, sharing that whooping cough cases have risen ...

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

The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some ...

Healthcare experts are sounding the alarm on a major increase in whooping cough cases as nationwide numbers have tripled ...

The name whooping cough might conjure up images of Victorian England but the illness can strike thousands of patients during outbreaks, which occur every three to five years. Surges in cases have ...

This year's resurgence of whooping cough cases has now accelerated to the fastest pace on record in nearly a decade, according to figures published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Wisconsin Public Radio State health officials are warning Wisconsinites of a significant increase in cases of whooping cough. Data from ...

Getty Cases of pertussis — commonly known as whooping cough — have tripled in the United States this year. At this time last year, there were 2,918 diagnosed cases of the respiratory illness ...

It is spread through coughing and sneezing. Once people become infected with whooping cough, it takes about seven to 10 days for signs and symptoms to appear, though it can sometimes take longer ...

Whooping cough cases in Colorado have tripled, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Aug. 3, Colorado has had 333 confirmed cases of the respiratory disease that is ...

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.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, can be particularly dangerous for infants and young children, and its severity cannot be overstated. The disease progresses through three stages: Related story How to ...