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

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

When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the struggle to breath, and the high pitched "whoop" sound that some people ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is expected to surpass its record of 910 pertussis cases by the end of 2024, prompting state health officials to sharpen their warnings Thursday about the disease’s ...

Whooping cough is known as the "100-day cough" because symptoms can be prolonged. Initially, the cold-like symptoms can last ...

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee and ...

Health officials say someone at Portland’s Grant High School has whooping cough, and they are warning families at the school ...

Whooping cough cases have jumped sharply year over year but remain in line with pre-pandemic numbers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. The CDC, which tracks whooping ...

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