Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. It starts out like a ...

Over the last few years, the U.S. has experienced a troubling resurgence of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

TULSA, Okla. — The first day of school is coming up soon for some of our local school districts, and there are concerns about low vaccination rates on the rise in young children across the country.

For the second year in a row, the U.S. has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling ...

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise.

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 ...

Whooping cough is highly preventable, but waning vaccine rates are leading to more outbreaks and even some infant deaths.

Another highly contagious vaccine-preventable illness is on the rise in Michigan as uptake for decades-old shots has declined in recent years. Pertussis, a respiratory illness also known as whooping ...

A Pasadena resident has tested positive for whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory illness that can be lethal in infants, after visiting the Kidspace Children's Museum last week, authorities ...

Nearly 1,200 cases have been reported in Washington compared to 51 last year. Whooping cough cases are surging in Washington state, mirroring trends seen across the United States, health officials are ...

Update:On Friday, officials in Haywood County, North Carolina, confirmed an additional case of whooping cough.Officials said there were now six confirmed cases in children and teens under the age of ...

Just four months into 2025, Washington had already recorded more cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, than it had in all but three full years since 1960. But as alarming as that number ...