Whooping cough is highly preventable, but waning vaccine rates are leading to more outbreaks and even some infant deaths.

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases, I wanted to ...

Two West Virginia University physicians are encouraging people to recognize the early symptoms of whooping cough, so they can ...

Whooping cough cases are surging in California with rates returning to pre-pandemic levels, medical experts said. As of April 26, a total of 590 Californians had contracted the highly contagious ...

A NIHR-backed trial has found that BPZE1, a nasal spray vaccine, can block whooping cough bacteria from colonising the nose ...

The Mid America Regional Council announced on Friday, Dec. 19, that flu, whooping cough and measles cases are all rising ...

The Kentucky Department for Public Health issued a warning Nov. 24 about the collision of rising national cases of pertussis with waning vaccination rates that led to three infant deaths in the ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a vaccination-preventable illness that has been on the rise in the United States.

Health officials say whooping cough can affect people of all ages but the most vulnerable are infants, older adults and those ...