Pertussis cases continue to pop up across Alabama as public health officials confirm a drastic increase in 2024.

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

Whooping cough cases nearly doubled in New Mexico in 2024, and accounts for 60 of the total cases nationwide, as of Oct. 26.

Arizonans with respiratory problems this fall may want to add whooping cough to the list of possible causes. Cases in the ...

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

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

The infection is caused by the highly contagious bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It is called whooping cough because of the whooping sound that children make as they struggle to breathe.

Whooping cough cases nearly ... The respiratory tract infection is highly contagious, and spreads from droplets of a cough or sneeze. Others nearby inhale the bacteria and become infected.

Reported cases of whooping cough, a highly contagious and ... "It's basically making sure that we are breaking the chain of transmission of the infection," he said. "The reason we're especially ...

Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a bacterial infection that attacks the respiratory system. It gets its name from the trademark “whoop” sound a person makes when they gasp for air between ...

Whooping cough is on the rise in the United States, with cases surging across the nation. It's important to remember that ...

Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a bacterial infection that attacks the respiratory system. It gets its name from the trademark “whoop” sound a person makes when they gasp for air ...