The state health department reports almost 490 whooping cough cases this year. Now parents need to decide on getting their ...

The Kentucky Department of Health says there has been an increase in pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, in the ...

Officials said reported cases of the virus — also known as pertussis — continue to spike in the state. According to the ...

The use of a rapid test to diagnose pertussis cases early in the clinical course can also decrease the duration and severity ...

Infectious diseases including mumps, whooping cough, and scrofula (a neck swelling, often caused by tuberculosis) are more ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) tracks flu and other respiratory illnesses every week to identify trends throughout the state. According to the ...

School officials say multiple students may have been exposed at Preston High School and on buses in the Bruceton area.

A human challenge trial has shown a new vaccine could offer better protection against whooping cough. The new study, ...

While babies, children and pregnant women are all offered a vaccine on the NHS to protect against the illness, a new ...

Baptist Health Paducah is urging Kentucky families to take precaution as pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is on a ...