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

A new CDC report finds that whooping cough cases are double the rate they were at this time last year. Infants under 12 ...

The total number of cases reported has reached 286. Officials say case numbers are rising in Anchorage, but falling statewide ...

Part of me didn’t want to believe that he was talking about my tiny baby, the one lying in an incubator. Back in 2008, Spike ...

A bacterial disease called whooping cough is on the rise in Canada, especially in Quebec. Here’s how kids and teens can ...

A baby has died from whooping cough in Alaska amid a deadly resurgence of the Victorian-era disease. Medically known as pertussis, the bacterial infection was a common childhood illness during the ...

South Australia has reported a six year high in whooping cough cases as the illness spikes across the country.

"People have coughed so hard they've actually broken ribs with pertussis. So, definitely that's not something that we like to see." said Dr. Huse.

"Unvaccinated and/or under-vaccinated people, especially infants less than 12 months old are at the highest risk for ...

Parents have been issued an urgent warning to get their children vaccinated after cases of whooping cough have rapidly increased over the last year. The highly contagious disease is most dangerous ...

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