When I contracted whooping cough a few years ago, I thought there must have been a mistake. Surely this antiquated disease couldn't still be active in the 21st century? But what started as a two ...

The U.S. confirmed at least a dozen deaths from whooping cough last year, according to preliminary figures released this week ...

The CDC reported that in 2024, there were 10 deaths from whopping cough, the most recorded since 2017, when 13 people died. Additionally, last year also saw 35,435 cases of the disease. Whooping ...

Now, as daily life returns to normal, whooping cough is re-emerging, with a significant number of people unvaccinated or under-immunised. Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory ...

Eden Prairie Schools issued alerts amid a rise in pertussis cases. Health officials say outbreaks are increasing statewide ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, was nearly eradicated after vaccinations became widespread in the 1940s. But with vax rates falling, whooping cough cases are climbing: There were at least ...

The group is focused on the prevention of whooping cough, a life-threatening disease caused by Bordetella Pertussis, which is a highly contagious respiratory bacterium. The two groups are ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. has seen a significant increase in whooping cough (pertussis) cases since mid-December 2024. With over 32,000 reported ...

“We showed that early in life, when the immune system is still immature infection with whooping cough is not confined to the respiratory tract, and bacteria spread to the brain,” he said.

Parents of many students at the Kiona-Benton City School District were warned last week of an outbreak of whooping cough. It’s particularly serious, or even deadly, for babies younger than 1 ...

A child in Spokane County died of whooping cough in November, marking the first fatality from the disease in Washington in more than a decade. The Spokane Regional Health District on Wednesday ...