WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — State health officials are urging doctors to be on the lookout for cases of whooping cough, also known ...

Infants under 12 months and pregnant people are particularly vulnerable. A pediatric infectious disease specialist shares ...

Whooping cough gets its name because people may make a high-pitched "whoop" sound when they inhale after a coughing fit. The coughing can be so bad that people vomit during or after the coughing ...

“It’s characterized by inspiratory whoop. So when you start to breathe or you’re about to cough, you hear that whooping sound before the cough usually, and it’s characterized by coughing fits.

The sound of whooping cough is harsh and unmistakable: uncontrollable hacking that's often followed by a distinctive "whoop" ...

Virginia is seeing one of the biggest spikes: from 66 cases last year to nearly 400 cases in 2024, five times the rate.

Nebraska has seen 35 cases of whooping cough so far in 2024, which is almost triple the amount of cases seen in 2023 with ...

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin state health officials are sounding the alarm on a spike in whooping cough cases in the state, as ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis ... often ending with the distinctive “whoop” sound as the child struggles to breathe in. Convalescent stage: Gradual recovery, though coughing may persist ...

"People have coughed so hard they've actually broken ribs with pertussis. So, definitely that's not something that we like to see." said Dr. Huse.

The Anchorage School District is now reporting nine confirmed or suspected cases of pertussis — commonly called whooping ...