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

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Dr ...

A Heywood Hospital doctor advises greater Gardner residents on how to protect themselves against a quademic of respiratory ...

Across the U.S., the rate of whooping cough in 2024 was more than 400 percent higher than in 2023, with more than 35,000 ...

Cases of whooping cough have exploded to over 32,000 in 2024. Here's what you need to know about this serious illness and how ...

Māori are disproportionately affected by the disease, with "shocking immunisation rates" leading to over-representation in hospital admissions.

It's a nagging cough that can stick around for weeks, and even months. Cases of pertussis -- or whooping cough -- are surging ...

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

Orange County Health Services received notification of the first confirmed case of Pertussis (whooping cough) in Orange ...

The CDC said that cases of whooping cause increased across the United States, which indicated a return to more typical ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a contagious bacterial infection that affects the respiratory tract.

The number of whooping cough cases in Florida soared in 2024. From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of Health reported 715 cases of pertussis – an eight-fold increase over ...