Washington state officials warned of a "sharp increase" in whooping cough cases compared to this time last year, mirroring a ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a sharp rise in pertussis (whooping cough) cases in 2024, with ...

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 ...

Whooping cough, which often starts with flu-like symptoms, poses a significant threat to infants. Characterized by a "whoop" ...

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

The CDC said several factors are probably contributing to a post-pandemic rise in pertussis activity. Aside from waning ...

Meanwhile, COVID activity remained low amid a shift in variant proportions and RSV levels rose in 3 US regions.

Amid the first death from whooping cough in Korea since statistics were compiled in 2011, the Korea Association of Pediatric ...

The proteins of whooping cough are evolving extraordinarily fast to overcome ... of immune system which are put in place with immunisation. This is caused by Bordetella pertussis and mostly affects ...

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