The Madison County Health Department is seeing an increase in whooping cough, cases among school-aged children.

An Upstate NY county is warning parents of an increase in cases of a potentially deadly bacterial infection in kids.

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.” ...

“We’re seeing common pre-pandemic illnesses return with a bit of a vengeance,” said Dr. Michael Koster, of Hasbro Children’s ...

I thought this was something that had pretty much gone away. A: Whooping cough is a highly contagious upper-respiratory infection. Also known as pertussis, it poses a particular threat to infants.

also known as pertussis, is a common respiratory illness in the US. It may be difficult to identify because its symptoms are so similar to those of other respiratory bacteria and viruses ...

Whooping cough (pertussis) is caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, continue to rise in the U.S. New numbers from the Centers for Disease ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is on the rise in the Bay Area, California and across the U.S. It's a bacterial infection known for severe coughing fits. Nationally, vaccination rates for pertussis have ...