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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Respiratory hospitalizations and asthma in children were higher for more densely populated areas, and air pollution, ...
"Low vaccination rates mean unvaccinated keiki are at increased risk of infection, especially at schools with a high rate of ...
The number of Hawaii students not up to date with immunizations is increasing, according to new data from the state ...
Five years after the first cases of COVID-19, reports of hMPV, an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise ...
Flu, Covid-19, and RSV hospitalizations have yet to approach last year’s levels, but the CDC recorded nearly three times as ...
Colder weather means that people are spending time indoors together – perfect conditions for respiratory illnesses like influenza, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), pertussis (whooping cough) and ...