Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, remains a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis. Despite inclusion of pertussis vaccines in immunization programs since the 1970s, ...

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases, I wanted to ...

Whopping cough cases in the United States reached levels in 2025 far higher than before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. But ...

After a lull during the COVID-19 pandemic, pertussis (whooping cough) has made a resurgence—especially in adolescents—with ...

More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.

Whooping cough (or pertussis) cases are on the rise, causing concerns of a resurgence of the highly contagious disease.