CLYDE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Haywood County Health and Human Services said multiple cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have recently been confirmed. The five cases were confirmed in children and ...

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 ...

Most parents would assume that their child isn't on their phone for a big part of the day, but new research says otherwise - in fact, a study found that teens spend about 70 minutes of the school day ...

A new vaccine is available for pre-teens and teenagers to booster the whooping cough vaccine they received as babies and before kindergarten. "We give vaccines to infants, but there is a new vaccine ...

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 ...

North Carolina health officials say they’re seeing another uptick in whooping cough cases. The state reports four times more cases than were reported in 2023-2024. “Whooping cough, also known as ...

Whooping cough has been on the rise in the U.S. for years—and cases are continuing to soar in 2025. Meanwhile, fewer Americans are getting vaccinated against it. Here’s what to know about the ongoing ...

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV) - A confirmed case of whooping cough has been reported at Blue Springs High School, as health officials say cases of the highly contagious respiratory illness are on the rise ...

Update:On Friday, officials in Haywood County, North Carolina, confirmed an additional case of whooping cough.Officials said there were now six confirmed cases in children and teens under the age of ...

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 ...

Catch up on Southern California's top stories for Tuesday, May 19. A man wanted in connection with a Santa Monica kidnapping was arrested following a police pursuit. The arrested group consisted of 16 ...

Louisiana is seeing an alarming rise in whooping cough cases, with the state’s Department of Health reporting two infant deaths within the last six months. These are the first such fatalities since ...