Texas is reporting a significant increase in cases of pertussis, or better known as whooping cough, a highly contagious ...

Whooping cough, an illness caused by the pertussis bacteria, can cause severe respiratory symptoms and even death in young infants. In 2010, nearly 6,000 cases of whooping cough (including 10 deaths) ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Bureau of Public Health has identified an increase in pertussis, whooping cough, cases. The bureau has issued a public health alert. There have been 126 cases across the ...

People are more susceptible to respiratory viruses, including whooping cough, during the fall and winter, state health ...

Texas is seeing a shocking rise in pertussis (whooping cough) cases. With over 3,500 cases already reported, health officials ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Wyandotte County, Kansas, and local health officials are advising residents to keep ...

The Wyandotte County Public Health Department is advising people to keep an eye out for symptoms and get vaccinated.

Cases like hers got researchers at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, to probe ...

The best way to protect against pertussis is immunization. Parents should ensure children are up-to-date on pertussis immunizations, and pregnant women and others who will be around newborns should ...

Mangaluru: A panel of doctors strongly object to parents buying cough syrups for children over the counter. At a ‘People's Parishad Programme', an int.

Medical professionals advise against self-medicating children with cough syrups; instead, they recommend consulting a pediatrician to address underlying health issues.