Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a bacterial respiratory infection. Initial symptoms resemble a cold but progress to intense coughing fits that can last for weeks. If infected, young babies are at ...

Harris County’s health department recently reported that it had seen more than three times the number of whooping cough cases this year compared to 2024. As of last Friday, Harris County Public Health ...

The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services has expanded its efforts to boost community immunity against ...

Children aged 8 weeks to 17 years who were fully vaccinated against pertussis infection according to the vaccination schedule were less likely to be hospitalised with a pertussis infection. The number ...

As of Friday, the pertussis outbreak on Guam remained at 15 confirmed cases, but while the Department of Health and Social ...