The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health urges residents to take preventive measures to protect themselves ...

Pertussis, known for the distinctive “whoop” that accompanies severe coughing fits, can last up to 10 weeks and lead to ...

The Arizona Department of Health Services attributes one death in the state to whooping cough in 2025, a 19-month-old ...

Whoopingcough might sound like a disease from another era. But the illness, also called pertussis, is alive and well in the U.S. Known as a childhood illness, whooping cough is actually most common in ...

Whooping cough is on the rise in the Inland Empire, where Riverside and San Bernardino county officials say numbers are up ...

For the second year in a row, the U.S. 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 ...

Many countries, including the U.S., recommend that women receive one dose of pertussis vaccine between the 27th and 36th week of every pregnancy to protect their babies. Infants younger than 6 weeks ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Seventy-five years ago, Oregon set a state record for reported pertussis cases. In 2025, that record was surpassed — leading state health officials to stress the importance of ...

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Mississippi has seen a rise in whooping cough cases in 2025, exceeding the total from the previous year. District 2 leads the state in reported cases, while other districts also report infections.

Arkansas has reported more than 500 cases of whooping cough in 2025. Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has reached its highest level in the state since the Arkansas Department of Health ...

What do we all need to know about whooping cough (pertussis)? WebMD asked epidemiologist Tom Clark, MD, MPH, of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. What is whooping ...