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

Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as ...

Vaccine hesitancy fed by misinformation is causing new surges of measles and whooping cough, while COVID-19 hotspots persist ...

Whooping cough in children: Young children require attentive care, as inadequate attention can lead to serious health risks. Recent research indicates that whooping cough poses a significant threat to ...

Most people likely know pertussis by its more common name — whooping cough, which comes from the “whoop” sound made as the person tries to catch their breath in between violent coughing spells. The ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a respiratory illness that is spread easily from person to person through the air.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT)—The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is encouraging parents and caretakers of school-aged children to get their child’s vaccination shots up to date before clinics ...

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SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- The first whooping cough death in Washington since 2011 has been confirmed in Spokane County last week. According to Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), a child under the ...

Cases of whooping cough, which largely affects young children and infants, are on the rise, particularly in Marin County. Low vaccination rates are likely playing a part. Whooping cough cases are on ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

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 ...