Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

Whoopingcough might sound like a disease from another era. But the illness, also called pertussis, is alive and well in the U.S. Known as a childhood illness, whooping cough is actually most common in ...

Whooping cough in children: Young children require attentive care, as inadequate attention can lead to serious health risks. Recent research indicates that whooping cough poses a significant threat to ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Medical experts provided tips on how to protect your children from increasing cases of whooping cough in West Virginia. Dr. Michael Kilkenny, CEO and Health Officer of the ...

Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways.

As Texas grapples with an ongoing measles outbreak, the state is also on pace to see its highest number of whooping cough cases in more than a decade. Texas has reported 1,064 cases of pertussis, ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- The first whooping cough death in Washington since 2011 has been confirmed in Spokane County last week. According to Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), a child under the ...

Two new laboratory-confirmed cases of the highly contagious Bordetella pertussis or whooping cough were detected this week, ...

Update:On Friday, officials in Haywood County, North Carolina, confirmed an additional case of whooping cough.Officials said there were now six confirmed cases in children and teens under the age of ...

STARTS RIGHT NOW. TONIGHT, A HISTORIC RISE IN WHOOPING COUGH CASES, PROMPTING STATE LEADERS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED. HUNDREDS OF REPORTED CASES ALREADY THIS YEAR IN LOUISIANA. IT’S EVEN ...