Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new warning is being issued as cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are on the rise just as kids prepare to head ...

It's a respiratory illness that may start out like a cold, but the cough that accompanies pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can last for weeks or months, and this disease continues to surge ...

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases, I wanted to ...

As friends and family gather this holiday season, there’s a warning for new parents. The CDC says cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, remain elevated this year. An unvaccinated infant died from the ...

This marks the first deaths related to whooping cough in Kentucky since 2018. Two infants died of pertussis, or whooping cough, within the last six months, according to the Kentucky Department for ...

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 ...

For some adults, a cough lasting months may not be ordinary post-viral irritation. An infection usually associated with ...

At one month old, baby Phoebe was in the hospital struggling for breath due to whooping cough. At the time, she was too young for the vaccine from the respiratory illness that is surging across the ...

Austin Public Health (APH) has confirmed a case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, at Del Valle High School. In an April 15 letter, APH advised DVHS parents to be on the lookout for signs and ...