Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

Parents at Oakland Middle School, Oakland High School, and at the McFadden School of Excellence have all gotten calls that ...

Local health experts are raising concern as cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, continue to spread in the region. The highly contagious respiratory ...

Back in 2021, there were only 1,478 cases nationwide, making it seem like we had ... might catch whooping cough. This doesn’t mean vaccines don’t work. They absolutely do, but it does mean ...

You can have an acute cough, one that comes on suddenly, like during ... see what you should do: Your cough isn’t going away. You start wheezing. This is a whistling sound that appears when ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, cases are on the rise in Josephine County. That’s according to a press released from ...

If a person has pertussis, or whooping cough, they may cough violently and rapidly until all the air has left their lungs and they are forced to inhale – causing a “whooping” sound ...

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

Whooping cough ... sound that follows is due to swollen airways. Dr. Cyrus emphasizes that the disease is transmitted through respiratory droplets, making it easy to spread in crowded spaces, much ...