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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Hearing others coughing and choking is one of the annoying things in life, but learning to listen to your cough can sometimes ...

Low vaccination rates, particularly for the MMR and DTaP vaccines, are contributing to the outbreaks. Wisconsin's childhood vaccination rates are among the lowest in the U.S., well below the CDC's ...

(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 ...

Update:On Friday, officials in Haywood County, North Carolina, confirmed an additional case of whooping cough.Officials said there were now six confirmed cases in children and teens under the age of ...