Antibiotics (medicines that fight bacterial infections) are the most common treatment for chronic suppurative otitis media. Antibiotics can: – be applied to part of the body (locally) in the form of ...

Because COVID-19 is caused by a virus, antibiotics cannot be used to treat it. However, Pulia says physicians may feel they ...

It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

Last year, following an outbreak the state had not seen in years, Kentucky ultimately reported 543 cases of whopping cough.

There's an outbreak of whooping cough in Iqaluit and Pond Inlet, Nunavut, according to the territory's chief public health officer. The Department of Health announced the outbreaks in a pair of ...

There's an outbreak of whooping cough in Iqaluit and Pond Inlet, Nunavut, according to the territory's chief public health officer.The Department of Health announced the outbreaks in a pair of news ...

So far in 2025, we have had pediatric deaths from measles and whooping cough, not to mention more than 200 deaths from influenza. Those numbers will only escalate in the future.

The post stated that a person diagnosed with whooping cough went to a grocery store/gas station during the infectious period, May 9, 2025 through June 16, 2025, in the Lindside area of Monroe County.

OLYMPIA – Washington state saw a rise in whooping cough cases in 2024, with 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported in preliminary figures. This marks an increase from 87 cases reported in ...

However, weekly cases have been on a steady decline since early May. Clark County, Washington has recorded 231 cases of Pertusis - also known as whooping cough – since the start of the year.

So, what does the DOH have to say about asthma and how to protect your keiki and prevent its impacts? Here’s what the DOH has recommended. Recognize the signs early ...

Whooping cough symptoms usually start 5-21 days after exposure, and the disease is generally treated with antibiotics. It’s important to start treatment as soon as possible to help keep the disease ...