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 ...

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

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

Infants under 12 months and pregnant people are particularly vulnerable. A pediatric infectious disease specialist shares ...

"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.

Advice from the NHS as to what exactly that cough means, and when you should head to your GP, or even the hospital ...

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

An epidemic of whooping cough, which can be fatal for babies, is sweeping Tasmania with a massive increase in cases.

Parents have been issued an urgent warning to get their children vaccinated after cases of whooping cough have rapidly ...

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 ...

"It's terribly important at the moment for people that are pregnant, expecting a baby, make sure that you've had your whooping cough vaccine." Professor Spurrier said the whooping cough ...

SA Health warns that whooping cough antibody levels reduce over time so antibodies transferred from the mother to the baby from a vaccination before pregnancy may not give adequate protection ...