A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

So far in 2024 there have been more than 17,000 cases of whooping cough (pertussis) across Australia. This is well above our usual national average. It’s already six times more cases than we saw in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — School officials are sounding the alarm after someone with whooping cough spent time at Grant High School. On Monday, the Multnomah County Health Department sent a letter to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Concerns are mounting over whooping cough after two babies in Louisiana have died of whooping cough in the last six months. Before these deaths, there hadn't been a death from it in ...

The 3-year-old girl sat quietly on the exam table as her mom described her symptoms. “A couple of weeks ago she had what just seemed like a cold. Then she developed a little cough. But day by day it’s ...

UC Davis is distributing the letter from the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, below, to share with the campus community that four cases of whooping cough have been identified in the last ...

A Saltus Grammar School pupil has had whooping cough diagnosed, the school has confirmed. The Pembroke private school said in a letter sent to parents over the weekend that the incident was an ...

Finishing up my last patient for the day, I was thinking of the vacation ahead. I didn’t reflect much on the runny nose and slight cough I’d had for past couple of days — probably just a little cold.

So far in 2024 there have been more than 17,000 cases of whooping cough (pertussis) across Australia. This is well above our usual national average. It's already six times more cases than we saw in ...