Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two infants in Louisiana have died of pertussis in the past six months, state officials say. - Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known ...

Winter is coming, and along with it, doctors are warning parents of newborns to protect the babies as they may grapple with the many illnesses that circulate at high levels when the temperatures go ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A third infant has died of pertussis in Kentucky, according to health officials. This is the third Kentucky infant to die of pertussis in the past 12 months, the Kentucky Department ...

Japan has seen a sharp rise in whooping cough cases with the number of patients recorded in the first three months of this year surpassing the entirety of those in 2024.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that primarily affects the respiratory system. The disease is most notable for its intense coughing fits, which often end with ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Another Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough, bringing the total to three infant deaths from the disease in the past 12 months. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and ...

Kate and Greg Moor weren’t thinking “whooping cough” when their son, 13-year-old Joe, started having coughing fits in early March. Joe probably just had a late winter virus, the Bloomfield Hills, ...

(CNN) — In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin has never seen another illness like pertussis. Also known as whooping cough, it’s a contagious respiratory illness ...