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

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

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - Parents at Oakland Middle School, Oakland High School, and at the McFadden School of Excellence have all gotten calls that there are cases of whooping cough ...

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 ...

North Carolina health officials say they’re seeing another uptick in whooping cough cases. The state reports four times more cases than were reported in 2023-2024. “Whooping cough, also known as ...

Whooping cough is described as a brutal hacking that can lead to vomiting, but it is preventable. People of any age can get whooping cough. "You make a sound like a crane whooping where you're going ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Health experts say whooping cough cases are on the rise, with twice as many cases reported compared to this time last year. Those at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...

The current rate of whooping cough (pertussis) infections in the U.S. is so high that the country is on track for the most cases since the vaccine was developed in 1948. There were 6,600 cases ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — In the time before ...