The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said that 35 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, were reported ...

An infectious disease which “disproportionately” impacts young children and babies is eight times higher than expected this ...

The state Department of Health calls the rise "staggering," and notes that it coincides with a drop in whooping cough vaccination rates among young children.

Last year, following an outbreak the state had not seen in years, Kentucky ultimately reported 543 cases of whopping cough.

It’s a sound no parent wants to hear—that relentless cough that just won’t go away. Now, health officials are warning of a ...

More than 31,000 people have caught whooping cough this year in Japan, a nearly eight-fold rise from last year that has ...

It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

New data shows whooping cough cases are surging in both Oregon and Washington.Oregon has had 947 cases so far this year, ...

This year, more than a third of whooping cough cases have been among people 11 to 19 years old. For this reason, the C.D.C. recommends that children get a booster shot at 11 or 12 years old.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, may sound like a disease from the past, but it is making a comeback. Adults are often the ones ...

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Health reported an increase in pertussis infections for 2024. The state had 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported last year, a 25-fold increase from the 87 ...

According to the state's recent annual summary on whooping cough, or pertussis, there were 2,261 confirmed and probable cases in Washington in 2024. There were 87 cases in 2023.