The Pasadena Public Health Department said Tuesday it’s investigating an outbreak of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, after three cases were confirmed at Blair Middle School. PPHD is working ...

OR ENERGY DRINKS. UPDATED FEDERAL DATA SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN THE UNITED STATES SO FAR THIS YEAR. IT IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WITH A HIGHER THAN ...

Another infant has died of whooping cough in Kentucky, becoming the third child to die of the illness in the last 12 months across the state.The first two deaths in the state represented the first ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A person with whooping cough has been at Grant High School, according to a letter sent to the school community Monday by the Metropolitan Education Service District on n behalf of tri ...

Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways. It gets its common name from the “whoop” sound that some infected children make when ...

Whooping cough is known as the "100-day cough" because symptoms can be prolonged. Initially, the cold-like symptoms can last 1 to 2 weeks, but the paroxysmal coughing stage can last up to 10 weeks or ...