Whooping cough, or pertussis, was once a leading cause of death for children in the U.S. and worldwide before the ...

The bacterial infection pertussis has sparked an uptick in cases nationwide and has caused two deaths in Louisiana ...

Pharmacists are warning of shortages of crucial whooping cough antibiotics amid the biggest outbreak in more than a decade. Five babies have died of the highly contagious disease, with confirmed ...

also called pertussis, usually starts out like a cold, with a runny nose and other common symptoms, before turning into a prolonged cough. It is treated with antibiotics. Whooping cough used to be ...