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.

Whoopingcough might sound like a disease from another era. But the illness, also called pertussis, is alive and well in the U.S. Known as a childhood illness, whooping cough is actually most common in ...

The cough can last so long that pertussis is sometimes called the "100-day cough." It can also cause exhaustion and vomiting, which is one of the most common symptoms reported in adults. One study ...

(The Texas Tribune) More than 3,500 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases have been reported in Texas so far this year, already reaching a 11-year high even though two more highly infectious ...

A newly cleared point-of-care test will enable rapid identification of whooping cough, according to a press release from manufacturer Roche. The molecular test uses the cobas liat system and earned an ...

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Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. More than 3,500 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases have been ...

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