A baby whose mother had not been vaccinated against whooping cough has died after contracting the infection, health officials have confirmed. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly ...

When a baby succumbs to a preventable disease, it is more than just a statistic; it is a heartbreaking reminder of how fragile early life can be and how crucial maternal healthcare decisions are.

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

What may begin like a mild cold with runny nose, sore throat or light coughcan be an indication of a far more serious infection like a whooping cough, especially in newborns. Whooping cough, also ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced that two infants have died from pertussis in the past six months. According to a release from the state, ...

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

Health officials are warning that children at Oaklands Elementary School may have come in contact with the bacterium that causes pertussis, which is spread by coughing. Symptoms are initially mild and ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - UPDATE: The Lexington-Fayette Health Dept. has reported three more cases for a total of eight. We’re told cases are in school-aged children, and the other case is in a child ...

Two new laboratory-confirmed cases of the highly contagious Bordetella pertussis or whooping cough were detected this week, ...