Children aged 8 weeks to 17 years who were fully vaccinated against pertussis infection according to the vaccination schedule were less likely to be hospitalised with a pertussis infection. The number ...

Preliminary CDC data shows 8,485 whooping cough cases reported in 2025—twice as many as this time last year. Experts link the rise to declining childhood vaccination rates and growing anti-vaccine ...

California’s worst episode of whooping cough, or pertussis, in 2010, likely spread among unvaccinated children to infect 9,210 youngsters. more At first, the outbreak was blamed on waning immunity to ...

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That's compared with 4,266 ...

MANITOWOC – Both measles and whooping cough cases have spiked dramatically throughout the U.S. — and Wisconsin has confirmed cases of both of these highly contagious diseases. As kids head back to ...

The resurgence of pertussis among children and adults has reignited global concern despite widespread vaccination efforts. To further standardize the clinical diagnosis and treatment of pertussis, a ...

Flulike symptoms, including a dry cough, are the early signs of whooping cough. CONTRIBUTED Flulike symptoms, including a dry cough, are the early signs of whooping cough. CONTRIBUTED With Oakwood ...

California has seen a sharp increase in cases of whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory disease once thought to be nearly eradicated. State data shows the number of reported cases of whooping ...

Health officials notified the Grant High School community of a whooping cough exposure and urged anyone with a worsening ...

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