Deaconess also reminded the public that whooping cough can pose life-threatening complications, particularly in infants and ...

The name whooping cough might conjure up images of Victorian England but the illness can strike thousands of people during ...

As a flurry of respiratory illnesses continues to rise around the nation, Kitsap health officer Dr. Gib Morrow shared that ...

The virus that can cause coughing fits so intense that patients can fracture a rib — whooping cough, also known as pertussis ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

Health officials have seen a spike in whooping cough cases over the last year, which has caused a growing amount of concern.

Infectious disease and public health experts and vaccine advocates say a confluence of factors could cause renewed, deadly ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise. The ...

The availability of safe, effective COVID vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year ...

This 19th-Century killer is making a comeback – and with protection from the whooping cough vaccine waning over time, the ...

Officials say over the past 12 months, there have been nine cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough.

As of Dec. 5, the Lenawee County Health Department has seen 23 confirmed cases in 2024, compared to one case in 2023.