Texas is reporting a significant increase in cases of pertussis, or better known as whooping cough, a highly contagious ...

Whooping cough, an illness caused by the pertussis bacteria, can cause severe respiratory symptoms and even death in young infants. In 2010, nearly 6,000 cases of whooping cough (including 10 deaths) ...

Vaccine advocates say hospitals are missing an opportunity to help rein in a dangerous outbreak of whooping cough.

People are more susceptible to respiratory viruses, including whooping cough, during the fall and winter, state health ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Wyandotte County, Kansas, and local health officials are advising residents to keep ...

The Wyandotte County Public Health Department is advising people to keep an eye out for symptoms and get vaccinated.

A new case of whooping cough has been confirmed in West Virginia. Confirmed by the Wetzel-Tyler Health Department, this case is another in a strand that has been ...