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 ...

Wastewater samples have shown elevated levels of a respiratory virus that has been linked to paralysis in some children, according to a report from WastewaterSCAN. Infectious disease experts weigh in.

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

Infectious diseases experts say many Americans fell behind on their whooping cough vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, ...

Virginia is seeing one of the biggest spikes: from 66 cases last year to nearly 400 cases in 2024, five times the rate.

EVERETT — Local cases of whooping cough have quadrupled since May, the Snohomish County Health Department reported this week.

Through contact tracing, Two Rivers Public Health identified individuals who may have had close contact with the affected ...

Several factors have left Alaska uniquely vulnerable to the disease, which can be deadly for infants and small children.

Public health experts are sounding the alarm as whooping cough cases increase nationwide. Numbers of cases of the ...

A nagging cough is one of the most prevalent bronchitis symptoms ... smoke, and other irritants. Some people, such as infants, young children, and older adults, are likelier to develop ...