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

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

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 ...

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

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

Marshall Health Network is confirming cases of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, in West Virginia. Four cases ...

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 ...

With people gathering indoors in the cold weather, it can be easy to catch illnesses, and health officials are giving tips on how to protect yourself from those ...

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