California is one of the hot spots in the country right now” for the highly contagious disease, one medical expert said.

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about pertussis, treatment for whooping cough symptoms and more.

Four cases of whooping cough have ... immediately for testing and treatment. A person with whooping cough is no longer contagious after taking five days of antibiotics. At the university, Student ...

Whooping cough ... “The treatment doesn’t really get (you) better,” he said. “It’s just like supportive treatment, like you do with any cough.” Immunization is the best preventative ...

Yolo County alerts UC Davis about potential whooping cough exposure after four cases in the last month. YOLO COUNTY, Calif. — The Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency is warning the UC Davis ...

A persistent cough can be worrying, especially when infections are spreading, so knowing how to recognise, treat ... whooping cough when they are eight, 12 and 16 weeks old. However, this does ...

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country ... but they can persist for as long as 10 weeks. The treatment for pertussis is antibiotics. There are a variety of common antibiotics ...