The Douglas County Health Department said Wednesday that cases of pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” have spiked in recent weeks.

State health officials are monitoring increasing cases of whooping cough and pneumonia. Children and adolescents are ...

Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria, Bordetella pertussis, which can spread from person to person through the air via ...

WAMPSVILLE — Madison County Public Health officials announced Wednesday they are seeing an increase in pertussis cases among ...

Though whooping cough often starts with common cold symptoms—coughing ... provider and stay home from school until they’ve ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is on the rise in the Bay Area, California and across the U.S. It's a bacterial infection known for severe coughing fits. Nationally, vaccination rates for pertussis have ...

Whooping Cough continues to have higher-than-expected case counts in Grant County and across the state of Washington ...

Spokane County is in the midst of an outbreak of whooping cough, with nearly twice the infections locally so far than the ...

Clark County Public Health officials are warning residents about a rise in whooping cough cases and chickenpox outbreaks ...

Protects others: Vaccination helps prevent the spread of whooping cough to infants and people with weakened immune systems who may be more susceptible to complications. Long-term protection: The Tdap ...