Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a very contagious respiratory illness caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria that are typically accompanied by an uncontrollable hacking cough, ...

Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria, Bordetella pertussis, which can spread from person to person through the air via ...

Though whooping cough often starts with common cold symptoms—coughing ... Pertussis, caused by the bacterium Bordetella ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – State health officials are monitoring increasing cases of whooping cough and pneumonia. Children and ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is on the rise in the Bay Area, California and across the U.S. It's a bacterial infection known for severe coughing fits. Nationally, vaccination rates for pertussis have ...

PORTSMOUTH, RI (WJAR) — Whooping Cough cases are climbing across the nation, including in Rhode Island. The respiratory ...

Health officials in Washington state are alerting residents to a sharp rise in cases of pertussis, also known as whooping ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise at the University of Cincinnati as health officials try to keep up with students who may have recently been exposed to it.

Although the disease may produce only a mild, persistent cough in adults or adolescents, young children exposed to the ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a “highly contagious acute respiratory illness” that starts with mild symptoms, ...

WAMPSVILLE — Madison County Public Health officials announced Wednesday they are seeing an increase in pertussis cases among ...