Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That's compared with 4,266 ...

Parents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at ...

The resurgence of pertussis among children and adults has reignited global concern despite widespread vaccination efforts. To further standardize the clinical diagnosis and treatment of pertussis, a ...

Whoopingcough might sound like a disease from another era. But the illness, also called pertussis, is alive and well in the U.S. Known as a childhood illness, whooping cough is actually most common in ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise and incidence now exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. While in adults and older children the cough can be bothersome and last for months, pertussis in young ...

As Texas grapples with an ongoing measles outbreak, the state is also on pace to see its highest number of whooping cough cases in more than a decade. Texas has reported 1,064 cases of pertussis, ...

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That's compared with 4,266 ...

TULSA, Okla. — The first day of school is coming up soon for some of our local school districts, and there are concerns about low vaccination rates on the rise in young children across the country.

Health officials are warning parents and guardians of children at Range Lake North School in Yellowknife that their child may have been exposed to a student with whooping cough. The school sent out a ...

SHE WAS TAKEN TO ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S NORTHWEST IN SPRINGDALE. FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING AT VACCINE RECORDS AFTER A CHIDL WAS DIAGNOSED WITH WHOOPING COUGH. THEY'RE WORKING TO SEE IF AN ...