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

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 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new alert this week, sharing that whooping cough cases have risen ...

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

Wisconsin Public Radio State health officials are warning Wisconsinites of a significant increase in cases of whooping cough. Data from ...

Cases of whooping cough have increased in the US. CDC confirmed 14,569 cases so far this year. Experts say that it’s the ...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is reporting a significant increase in cases of pertussis, also known as ...

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

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

Picture: Brendan Radke SA Health chief public health officer Professor Nicola Spurrier said whooping cough can be severe and even life threatening in babies and young children. “That’s why it ...