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 ...

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

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

California is experiencing an increase in cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis), a highly contagious bacterial ...

Press release As of January 7, 2025 there has been one confirmed case of pertussis reported in Hill County. "The Hill County Health Department wants you to know how to best protect yourself and your ...

The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services and Office of Public Health said there is an outbreak of whooping cough at North Penn High School. An email from North Penn School ...

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

According to Dr. Hawkinson, some areas of the country are also seeing higher cases of norovirus. Add in whooping cough, ...

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 ...

State health officials are calling on residents, especially pregnant women and those who care for infants, to have an updated Tdap vaccination as cases of whooping cough increase in California.