Whooping cough, or pertussis, is on the rise in the Bay Area ... Pertussis is so contagious that if one person in a family tests positive, the entire household is typically prescribed antibiotics to ...

The CDC reports cases of whooping cough and walking pneumonia have risen substantially in recent years. Whooping cough, or pertussis, cases have reached 22,240 this year in the United States.

Whooping cough, which often starts with flu-like symptoms, poses a significant threat to infants. Characterized by a "whoop" sound during inhalation after coughing fits, the disease can cause ...

Washington's whooping cough outbreak is only getting worse. Between Oct. 13 and 19, the state saw its highest case count in a single week this year — 70 — ...

Massachusetts health officials are monitoring increasing cases of whooping cough and pneumonia. Children and adolescents are primarily affected by those bacterial respiratory illnesses, Public Health ...

Whooping cough is diagnosed by a swab test at a pathology clinic. Children aged 10-14 have the highest rates of whooping cough in the country. Dr Hoffman said vaccination rates can tend to drop ...

Research by the Immunisation Foundation of Australia found the number of whooping cough cases this year had already smashed the previous record set in 2011 when 38,748 cases were reported.

Australia is battling the largest whooping cough epidemic in history since the invention of vaccines against the deadly disease. Whooping cough is a highly infectious and potentially deadly lung ...

At least 70 whooping cough cases were reported the week of Oct ... “We’re having better PCR tests, or the molecular tests, that have been rolled into these other comprehensive respiratory ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — McKinley Health Center is seeing a rising number of people with pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Pertussis is caused by bacteria that live in the mouth ...