Part of the reason whooping cough may not be in your everyday lexicon is because cases have dropped precipitously since a vaccine was introduced in the 1940s and included in the childhood vaccination ...

Are you an adult who is suffering from a long-standing cough that does not produce phlegm and stops as soon as you fall asleep? Has your cough failed to improve despite being treated with different ...

A chronic cough can be due to many things from asthma to post-COVID-19. Here's how to figure out why you can't stop coughing ...

The Kansas City Health Department is urging residents to get vaccinated for influenza and pertussis as cases rise in the city ...

Dr. William John Cochran was diagnosed with whooping cough in April 2009. At right, Lucy Ceresi, a nurse at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, demonstrates on Therese Pramick, left, a pertussis ...

Bordetella Pertussis bacteria In adult patients, pooled estimates of sensitivity and specificity were generated for 4 clinical features: paroxysmal cough, posttussive vomiting, inspiratory whoop, and ...

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

The Mississippi Department of Health announced Monday, Sept. 29, that an infant died from pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

This increase in whooping cough diagnoses has pediatricians worried for children who are too young to be vaccinated or unvaccinated children, who are the most at risk, especially at a time when state ...

Doctors are warning parents to prepare for a potential surge in whooping cough cases this winter, a disease often dubbed the “winter killer” for its severe impact on infants. The highly contagious ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Regional Health District confirmed on 123 cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough in the region. The infections are primarily among infants, toddlers and ...