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

Arizonans who have respiratory symptoms this fall and winter may want to add whooping cough to the list of possible causes. Reported cases of whooping cough, a highly contagious and potentially fatal ...

A third Kentucky infant has died from pertussis within the past 12 months, according to a Nov. 24 news release from the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly ...

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 ...

Most people likely know pertussis by its more common name — whooping cough, which comes from the “whoop” sound made as the person tries to catch their breath in between violent coughing spells. The ...

Whooping cough cases are surging in California with rates returning to pre-pandemic levels, medical experts said. As of April 26, a total of 590 Californians had contracted the highly contagious ...