Whooping cough and Norovirus cases continue rising every year post-pandemic, and some local doctors have a few guesses as to ...
The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get whooping cough any time of year, but generally infections are seen in late summer and fall. Symptoms of whooping cough ...
Whooping cough cases have hit a 10 year high nationwide. Pediatrician Dr. Tanya Altmann shares how to keep families healthy as reports of whooping cough, or pertussis, surge.
"Sometimes, if it’s so severe, the kids end up being intubated or on a ventilator so that they can get oxygen." Infants are the most vulnerable to whooping cough, with the highest risk of ...
Fewer people are immune, so more people are getting infected ... systems and asthma. Whooping cough has surged across the country, with outbreaks hitting older kids and teens, according ...
Adults who are working with kids who are, particularly, in school settings and the health care settings, it's very important that we get immunized against whooping cough. With patients who have ...
2. What actually happens when you get whooping cough This isn’t your average cough. Whooping cough, caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis, starts sneakily enough. You might think you ...
Pediatrician Dr. Tanya Altmann shares how to keep families healthy as nationwide whooping cough cases surge to a 10 year high. Reported cases have increased by more than six times over last year ...
An infectious disease specialist on Thursday called a few cases of a rare, vaccine-preventable respiratory illness in Cabell ...
Fewer Tarrant County kids are protected against whooping cough ... One out of every three infants who get whooping cough require hospitalization, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Cases of norovirus and whooping cough are rising across the U.S., prompting health officials to issue warnings as the country enters peak cold and flu season. Here are seven things to know ...