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

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

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Whooping cough, a highly infectious respiratory infection that laid low in recent years, has come roaring back. In Ohio, whooping cough cases have doubled in a year, spiking from ...

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 ...

Young girl coughs while wrapped in a blanket. Whooping cough can cause severe bouts of coughing. But babies, who are most vulnerable to the disease, may not cough at all. Cases of whooping cough are ...

Pasadena health officials are investigating a whooping cough outbreak after four cases were confirmed at a school.

Louisiana is seeing a surge in whooping cough cases, particularly among children, according to state health officials. The Louisiana Department of Health identified 164 cases of pertussis, known ...