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

This year could be a decade-high for whooping cough cases in Washington state, according to numbers by the state Department ...

Whooping cough spreads through coughing or sneezing and impacts the body's cilia, causing swelling in the airway. The CDC also notes that babies under 1 year of age and anyone with a compromised ...

Whooping cough is a cough that develops as a result of an infection from a bacteria. It can last a few weeks to even up to 4 to 6 months. Whooping cough is a very contagious bacteria, hence ...

WASHINGTON — Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that there are five times as many ...

Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among school-aged children — including whooping cough and walking pneumonia. According to the ...

Macrolide antibiotics are not safe for infants under 4 weeks old. Instead, healthcare providers sometimes give critically ill ...

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 ...