Kathryn Alcaide watched whooping cough destroy her son's tiny body and now urges everyone to get vaccinated to protect their ...

Whooping cough in babies. If your baby has whooping cough, you’ll likely notice a persistent dry cough that’s hard to shake off. Health visitor Charlie explains, “Initially, ...

California is one of the hot spots in the country right now” for the highly contagious disease, one medical expert said.

The Belle Vernon Area School District notified parents on Friday about another case of pertussis, also known as whooping ...

Whooping cough cases in the United States were nearly ... a person typically has severe coughing fits as their body tries to clear mucus from the airways. In bad cases, people experience spells ...

Whooping cough cases are soaring in the United States ... People of any age can become ill from pertussis, which creates a thick mucus in the windpipe and makes it hard to breathe.

Whooping cough is a respiratory infection caused by ... Use a clean, cool mist humidifier to loosen mucus and soothe the cough. Eat small meals every few hours to help prevent vomiting.

Washington has seen whooping cough cases jump by over 400% from this time last year. Here are symptoms and vaccine info you should know.

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases ...

As Texas grapples with an ongoing measles outbreak, the state is also on pace to see its highest number of whooping cough cases in more than a decade. Texas has reported 1,064 cases of pertussis ...