The medical term for whooping cough is pertussis, which is a highly contagious bacterial infection that can be spread through ...

Cases of whooping cough are on the rise across Massachusetts, increasing to “pre-pandemic levels” this year, according to ...

Whooping cough cases in Alabama had increased 300% from 41 cases in 2023 to 123 cases in 2024 as of October 17.

Health authorities have assembled a countermeasures team from ministries that handle infectious respiratory diseases, in response to a spike in the number of patients diagnosed ...

For the last five years, we’ve averaged about 33 cases. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily)- Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is spreading across Arizona, with cases at their highest levels ...

Officials: "We are taking precautions to prevent future infections. However, we want all faculty, students and staff to be ...

COLCHESTER, Ill. — Officials with the McDonough County Health Department are warning the public about a case of whooping ...

As whooping cough cases rise in the U.S., a new nasal vaccine developed by Tulane University may hold the key to reducing the ...

The McDonough County Health Department has confirmed a pertussis case at West Prairie High School.The health department is ...

A new nasal whooping cough vaccine showed an ability to prevent both infection and transmission of the disease in mice. Current vaccines offer treatment but fail to halt transmission of the bacteria ...