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 cases have gone up in the U.S. compared to last year, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease ...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed that a letter dated September 18 was sent to some parents whose children attend ...

14,569 cases of whooping cough have been reported in total for 2024 so far — four times higher than the agency's reported ...

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

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

Whooping cough cases in the U.S. are at their highest level since 2014. Could a human challenge trial help test a better vaccine?

The bacterial illness is officially called pertussis but is often referred to as “whooping cough” because of the sound people — especially babies — make when trying to get enough oxygen ...

Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a respiratory illness spread through coughing, sneezing, or breathing very close to another person. Babies are given the DTaP vaccine to protect against ...