A highly contagious respiratory illness is on the rise in the United States this year. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the ...

The Arizona Department of Health Services attributes one death in the state to whooping cough in 2025, a 19-month-old unvaccinated toddler in Mohave County, who died April 10, and had also tested ...

Although cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are soaring nationwide, Wisconsin seems to be sidestepping another outbreak ...

Pertussis, known for the distinctive “whoop” that accompanies severe coughing fits, can last up to 10 weeks and lead to ...

What do we all need to know about whooping cough (pertussis)? WebMD asked epidemiologist Tom Clark, MD, MPH, of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. What is whooping ...

For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels.

Whooping cough is on the rise in the Inland Empire, where Riverside and San Bernardino county officials say numbers are up ...

Newborns of mothers vaccinated against pertussis (whooping cough) during pregnancy have antibodies not only in their blood ...