Following a nationwide trend, incidences of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have been increasing to pre-pandemic ...

Some communicable respiratory illnesses saw a resurgence in Arkansas last year, specifically pertussis and tuberculosis, ...

But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...

Infants typically receive the vaccine in a three-dose series of DTap shots between two and six months of age, then two more boosters by age 6. Adolescents and adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 ...

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.

The North Idaho health provider says it has seen a record number of Pertussis cases and urges people to get vaccinated to ...

Rates of whooping cough in the U.S. continue to climb, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

The C-D-C says whooping cough cases are the highest they've seen in a decade in the U-S. And we're not immune to the problem ...

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.

Rates of pertussis in the United States are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December -- about s ...

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 ...

Suspected and confirmed cases of whooping cough in Samoa numbered 286 as of 29 December. Samoa's Director General of Health ...