Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...
Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...
Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.
A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.
If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart ...
Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.
The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...
An infectious disease specialist on Thursday called a few cases of a rare, vaccine-preventable respiratory illness in Cabell and Putnam counties “a wakeup call” for what could happen if West ...