A South Dakota child has died with a dual infection of pertussis and influenza, state says. What are the symptoms of ...

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

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

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

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

The Department of Health is reporting the death of a child due to a co-infection of Pertussis and influenza. The last Pertussis death occurred in 2023 among a ...

Should elderly people living with persons with respiratory conditions, and elderly persons with respiratory conditions, be currently immunized for pertussis?

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

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024. It is the county's highest annual number of cases since 34 were ...

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 ...

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