This debilitating disease is particularly dangerous for babies, but can affect people at any age. Vaccination remains a key ...

Respiratory infections are the leading causes of hospitalizations, ED visits and mortality in children in the United States ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It causes severe coughing fits that can last more than a month.

There's been one confirmed and seven probable cases of pertussis in Yuma County. Public health officials urge vaccination and ...

Women who receive the influenza or whooping cough vaccine during a twin pregnancy do not face a higher risk of birth complications, University of Queensland researchers have found. The study—which ...

CoxHealth is recommending everyone to get up to date on their pertussis vaccines as the illness makes the rounds right now.

Whooping cough cases are on the rise locally in Charlottesville and across Virginia. Let's be clear: Vaccination is the best ...

The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health urges residents to take preventive measures to protect themselves ...