A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part of the reason whooping cough may not be in your everyday lexicon is because cases have dropped precipitously since a vaccine ...

For some adults, a cough lasting months may not be ordinary post-viral irritation. An infection usually associated with ...

Doctors are reporting increases in infectious diseases like measles, whooping cough, and rotavirus, especially in children.

Whooping cough also usually causes a low-grade fever or no fever, while RSV, particularly in high-risk adults, can cause a high fever. Timing can help too. RSV is most prevalent from late autumn to ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases ...

In response to the ongoing whooping cough or pertussis outbreak, the Department of Public Health and Social Services continues offering free pertussis immunization clinics for children and adults, acr ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas have each seen 100 or more cases of whooping cough so far this year. It’s a respiratory infection that can be quite serious. Infants are the most ...

ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal advisory panel wants all U.S. adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough. The panel voted Wednesday to expand its recommendation to include all those 65 and older who ...

Whooping cough cases have been on the rise in Colorado over the past two years after a pandemic-era dip and a growing ...