With two infant deaths and over 360 cases reported, doctors stress the importance of vaccination as misinformation fuels hesitancy during the worst pertussis surge.

A local high school has confirmed its first case of whooping cough for this school year. Fairmont High School sent a letter ...

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) wrote to HHS Secretary RFK Jr., urging his support of the whooping cough vaccine amid a nationwide outbreak.

Sen. Bill Cassidy called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to increase public awareness about ...

A case of Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has been confirmed at a school in Kettering, a district spokesperson ...

North Carolina isn't the only area where whooping cough is on the rise. Cases are spiking across the nation, with the Centers ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise nationally, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting 35,000 cases last year, a fivefold increase ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a respiratory illness caused by the highly contagious bacterium, Bordetella pertussi. Pertussis can cause severe disease, especially in infants younger than ...

A case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been confirmed within Washington County. The announcement was made by the Martin-Tyrrell-Washington District Health Department. Officials are ...

CONTACT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. HAYWOOD COUNTY, WHERE ANOTHER CASE OF PERTUSSIS, ALSO KNOWN AS WHOOPING COUGH, HAS BEEN REPORTED. THAT’S UP FROM FIVE CASES REPORTED EARLIER THIS WEEK. NOW, SIX REPORTED ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.