Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is marked by a severe hacking cough followed by an intake of breath that sounds like "whoop." The illness spreads from person to person through the air, carried ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is most dangerous for the very young. According to the OHA, eight Oregonians with pertussis have died since 2003. Five were younger than 4 months old. Deaths ...

Whooping cough’s medical name is Pertussis. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Pertussis is caused ...

Vaccines are a big deal. A landmark study published in The Lancet this spring calculated global vaccination efforts targeting ...

Oregon swept past the 1,100 mark for the number of pertussis cases it's seen during 2024, beating its 2012 record of 910 ...

Cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have been on the rise in Barnstable County, according to an advisory from the ...