The Department of Health is reporting the death of a child due to a co-infection of pertussis and influenza. The last ...

Four cases at Hurricane High School of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, were confirmed by Marshall Health Network ...

The South Dakota Department of Health announced on Friday that a child had died from a combination of Pertussis (whooping ...

Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart ...

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

An infectious disease specialist on Thursday called a few cases of a rare, vaccine-preventable respiratory illness in Cabell and Putnam counties “a wakeup call” for what could happen if West ...

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...

Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.