According to Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) the numbers of whooping cough cases tripled in 2024, compared to the previous year and cases continue to grow. The symptoms of whooping ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

Whooping cough cases have been surging across the country over the last few months, according to preliminary data from the ...

is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Its initial symptoms are mild — similar to those of the common cold — and tend to last for one to two weeks, while its ...

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

The CDC recently released data showing 32,085 cases of whooping cough in 2024, with the previous year revealing 6,479 ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — The number of whooping cough cases are on the rise in eastern Iowa. Right now, public health leaders ...