Young girl coughs while wrapped in a blanket. Whooping cough can cause severe bouts of coughing. But babies, who are most vulnerable to the disease, may not cough at all. Cases of whooping cough are ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is on the rise nationwide. Over the past week at least three Alabama high schools have sent letters homes to parents letting them know about a confirmed case ...

At just 2 weeks old, Feleena Owens was struggling to breathe. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The newborn was coughing so badly, ...

California’s worst episode of whooping cough, or pertussis, in 2010, likely spread among unvaccinated children to infect 9,210 youngsters. more At first, the outbreak was blamed on waning immunity to ...

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

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. Subscribe to read this story ...

Most people likely know pertussis by its more common name — whooping cough, which comes from the “whoop” sound made as the person tries to catch their breath in between violent coughing spells. The ...

Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection. By Teddy Rosenbluth After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced ...

What may begin like a mild cold with runny nose, sore throat or light coughcan be an indication of a far more serious infection like a whooping cough, especially in newborns. Whooping cough, also ...

AUSTIN, Texas — State and local health officials are warning of a surging number of cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in Texas and across the nation. According to the Texas Department of State ...

Whooping cough hit Arizona hard in 2025 with nine outbreaks, one death and the highest number of cases in 12 years, state data shows. Arizona's 985 confirmed and probable cases of whooping cough in ...