State health officials are monitoring increasing cases of whooping cough and pneumonia.Children and adolescents are primarily ...

PORTSMOUTH, RI (WJAR) — Whooping Cough cases are climbing across the nation, including in Rhode Island. The respiratory ...

People exposed to the bacteria can also take antibiotics to stop the spread. “Pertussis is worth preventing,” Bryant said. “The good news is that we have safe and effective vaccines.” ...

Researchers at UNSW Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a new genomic test that can identify ...

Cases of whooping cough are five times higher than at this time a year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning. Officially known as pertussis, those infected have ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. While cases decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, relaxed precautions are ...

WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. — An outbreak of whooping cough has been confirmed on the Washington State University campus. Whitman County Public Health (WCPH) is currently investigating a whooping ...

Whooping cough, formally known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection that affects the respiratory tract. Physicians say its early symptoms can resemble those of the common cold, including a cough ...

Whooping cough, more formally known as pertussis, is a respiratory disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. It is highly contagious, spread through droplets from the lungs, and ...

Caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis, whooping cough is also known by its clinical name, pertussis. During the first nine months of this year, there were 483 probable and ...