When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the struggle to breath, and the high pitched "whoop" sound that some people ...

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

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The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some experts attribute to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue.

Cases of whooping cough are increasing. You can protect your child with vaccinations. Here’s everything you need to know.

“Croup often has a distinctive ‘barking’ or ‘seal-like’ cough,” says Darby McElderry, MD, a pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama. “It's often sudden-onset and worse at night, when the ...

Bartlesville School officials announced cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, were reported this month at ...

Having a persistent cough can be caused by smoking. But what causes a smoker’s cough, how can you get rid of it and is there any reason to worry? Here I’ll answer some of the most common questions ...

Night-time coughing can wreck your sleep pattern and lead to lethargy and fatigue the next morning. Millions of us self-medicate for coughs, with the market for cough, cold and sore throat ...

Nationwide, cases of whooping cough increased 282% so far this year compared to last. “It should be a priority for children of all communities and immigration statuses to be vaccinated in order ...

There have been 171 cases thus far- the majority of which have occurred in children, who are particularly susceptible to the disease. It can can cause 'violent coughing fits' that last for ...

It causes a barking cough, with or without fever ... Don't leave your child alone. If your child wakes up at night, try bundling them up and going outside to breathe in the cool night air.