The Importance of Care for Young Children Whooping cough in children: Young children require attentive care, as inadequate ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

The name whooping cough might conjure up images of disease spreading in Victorian England but the illness can strike thousands of people during outbreaks, which occur every three to five years. Surges ...

The Olathe School District sent a letter to families on Thursday warning them that their child may have been exposed to ...

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is spreading rapidly in North Carolina, and data show it isn’t slowing down anytime soon. There were nearly 600 cases reported near the end of 2024, a total ...

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT)- The Carteret County Health Department has confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in the county including at two schools. The schools include Broad Creek Middle ...

An Orange County baby died from whooping cough, the first confirmed infant death from the disease since 2018, health officials announced Thursday. The California Department of Public Health did not ...