According to Dr. James Miller, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Officer, vaccines are essential in stopping whooping cough, ...

Spokane County is in the midst of an outbreak of whooping cough, with nearly twice the infections locally so far than the ...

Clark County is experiencing an alarming spike in whooping cough and chickenpox cases among children — outbreaks that health ...

Three schools have been impacted by chickenpox outbreaks. The majority of whooping cough and chickenpox cases are among ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Regional Health District confirmed on 123 cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough in ...

Cases of whooping cough have emerged at Loveland Elementary, Oak Hills High, and UC. Data shows that the illness is returning ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory illness. It causes severe coughing fits that often end in a high-pitched whoop. People may experience complications like ...

Cases of whooping cough are five times higher than at this time a year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning. Officially known as pertussis, those infected have ...

Infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 have been rampant among young children, ...

According to the NMDOH and CDC, there are 60 whooping cough cases in the state as of Oct. 26. NMDOH said most of these cases have been reported from the Albuquerque metro area, but all regions of ...

Pre-pandemic levels for whooping cough cases were in the tens of thousands — in 2019, the CDC recorded just over 18,600 cases. In 2012, the nation had over 48,200 cases of the illness.

There's a growing concern about the rising number of whooping cough cases across the United States. New data from the CDC finds that there five times as many cases this year compared to this time ...