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 an infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that the NHS says "spreads very easily and can be serious". It can affect any age, but is typically more severe in infants. Pregnant ...

It's highly infectious and definitely not a welcome guest. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is on the rise with outbreaks across the country, leaving some parents of infants wondering whether ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

International research led by Radboud University Medical Center shows that vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. Antibodies from the mother are ...

Health officials say someone at Portland’s Grant High School has whooping cough, and they are warning families at the school ...

Most people likely know pertussis by its more common name — whooping cough, which comes from the “whoop” sound made as the person tries to catch their breath in between violent coughing spells. The ...

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 ...

The Williams County Health Department is reporting a 325% increase in pertussis (whooping cough) cases this year, from a total of four confirmed cases in 2025 up to 17 confirmed ...