The first day of school is just days away in Haywood County, and health officials are keeping a close watch on a summertime outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The county has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cases of whooping cough are increasing in Michigan and the health department is urging people to get vaccinated. As of Oct. 28, 830 confirmed or probable cases have been ...

Just when you thought you had your family’s health routines under control—you sent in the school physicals, you stocked up on kids’ vitamins—there’s a new, er, old concern on the horizon. Whooping ...

The number of confirmed cases of pertussis in Wisconsin this year is already 10 times higher than the total number of cases in 2023, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. In 2023, ...

For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or pertussis ...

Whooping cough cases are surging across the country. The illness causes a signature “whooping” sound after someone coughs. Coughs can linger for months afterward. Respiratory illness season has ...