Whooping cough is a highly contagious illness caused by bacteria, which in some cases can lead to severe health complications or even be fatal.

McKinley Health Center is seeing a rising number of people with pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Pertussis is caused ...

Erie County saw its largest pertussis outbreak since at least 2012 when 15 people tested positive in September for the vaccine-preventable bacterial illness commonly known as whooping cough. By ...

TRI-CITIES, Wash. - Whooping cough is spreading rapidly across Washington, now affecting 31 counties. The highest rates are ...

Approximately 130 confirmed cases of whooping cough (pertussis) have been recorded each day on average in 2024, according to ...

Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection marked by a “severe hacking cough”, and can lead to serious ...

Australia is battling the largest whooping cough epidemic in history since the invention of vaccines against the deadly ...

This year could be a decade-high for whooping cough cases in Washington state, according to numbers by the state Department ...

Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that attacks the airways, causing uncontrollable coughing and ...

Australia is in the grips of the largest whooping cough epidemic since the introduction of vaccines against the potentially ...

Comprehensive coverage of the hexavalent vaccine can protect against whooping cough and polio, averting disease resurgence, writes Esther Nakkazi.