Whooping Cough Symptoms in Children and Adults Adults and children over the age of 1 also often experience cold-like symptoms when infected with whooping cough. After one to two weeks, this can ...

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.

Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is marked by a severe hacking cough followed by an intake of breath that sounds like "whoop." The illness spreads from person to person through the air, carried ...

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

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

Cases of whooping cough – also known as pertussis or the 100-day cough – are increasing in several provinces and territories, ...

The “whooping cough vaccine” is a combination vaccine that protects against not just pertussis but also tetanus and diphtheria. It’s called the DTaP vaccine for babies and children under 7 and the ...

Wisconsin has had more whooping cough cases than nearly every other state in the country so far this year, according to data on the disease released Friday from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

HERE is a link to CDC information on when babies, children, and adults are recommended to be vaccinated against Whooping Cough.

There have been 75 confirmed and probable whooping cough cases recorded by the city of Milwaukee as of Dec. 11, with an average age was 15, said Milwaukee health commissioner Michael Totoraitis.

But whooping cough can be easily prevented through vaccination, said doctors. Pregnant women who want to get the vaccine can tap a national subsidy. Doctors also encourage adults to get their ...

In small children, the Whooping Cough can be deadly. Getting vaccinated against Pertussis is key. Adults can get a T-DAP, Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis booster, to protect against spreading th ...