Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise and incidence now exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. While in adults and older children the cough can be bothersome and last for months, pertussis in young ...

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For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or pertussis ...

Another infant has died from pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in Kentucky.The Kentucky Department for Public Health said this was the third infant death from whooping cough in the last 12 ...

Cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are elevated across the country, including in Wisconsin, as of early November, confirmed the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. As of Nov. 8, ...

Flulike symptoms, including a dry cough, are the early signs of whooping cough. CONTRIBUTED Flulike symptoms, including a dry cough, are the early signs of whooping cough. CONTRIBUTED With Oakwood ...

CLYDE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Haywood County Health and Human Services said multiple cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have recently been confirmed. The five cases were confirmed in children and ...

Officials in Haywood County, North Carolina, have confirmed five cases of whooping cough, in children and teens under the age of 19. On Wednesday, Haywood County Health and Human Services confirmed ...