Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases, I wanted to ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a bacterial respiratory infection. Initial symptoms resemble a cold but progress to intense coughing fits that can last for weeks. If infected, young babies are at ...

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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, ...

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee and ...

This debilitating disease is particularly dangerous for babies, but can affect people at any age. Vaccination remains a key ...

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That's compared with 4,266 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors ...

CoxHealth is recommending everyone to get up to date on their pertussis vaccines as the illness makes the rounds right now.

Hospitalizations from whooping cough are most common for infants younger than six months. Here’s what to know about the infectious disease in the metro-east, statewide and across the U.S. Luis Alvarez ...

A top CDC official urges the public to get whooping cough shots. July 19, 2012— -- Reported cases of pertussis are at their highest level in 50 years, a top official with the U.S. Centers for ...

Whoopingcough might sound like a disease from another era. But the illness, also called pertussis, is alive and well in the U.S. Known as a childhood illness, whooping cough is actually most common in ...