Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can cause painful coughing fits and difficulty breathing. Cases ...

Whooping cough is a cough that develops as a result of an infection from a bacteria. It can last a few weeks to even up to 4 to 6 months. Whooping cough is a very contagious bacteria, hence ...

Health officials say the rise is due to pandemic-era health precautions wearing off alongside vaccine and booster hesitancy.

The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some ...

Cases of whooping cough have increased in the US. CDC confirmed 14,569 cases so far this year. Experts say that it’s the ...

This year's resurgence of whooping cough cases has now accelerated to the fastest pace on record in nearly a decade, according to figures published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

14,569 cases of whooping cough have been reported in total for 2024 so far — four times higher than the agency's reported ...

Nearly 11,000 whooping cough infections have been reported in the United States so far in 2024 — compared with about 3,000 last year. The infection is highly contagious and can lead to life ...

An age breakdown for the cases was not available, but the agency says whooping cough most commonly affects babies and young children. In Georgia, 80% of cases this year were among children, and ...

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This year's spike in cases marks a return to pre-pandemic levels of this infection, which is also called pertussis.

Whooping cough cases in Wisconsin are 10 times higher than last year, with case counts reaching pre-pandemic levels, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said in a news release on Thursday.