When I contracted whooping cough a few years ago, I thought there must have been a mistake. Surely this antiquated disease couldn't still be active in the 21st century? But what started as a two ...

Whooping cough is on the rise in US, and Oklahoma is no exception. Also referred to as pertussis, it's affected 71 Oklahomans ...

Whooping cough is a cough that develops as a result ... and it's just going to improve their overall quality of life.

If you have a severe cough that doesn't seem to go away, you may have whopping cough. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects your lungs and airways.

Babies who contract whooping cough may have a cold-like illness, struggle to breathe or have apnea, which is life-threading ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Whooping cough and Norovirus cases continue rising every year post-pandemic, and some local doctors have a few guesses as to why this year’s numbers are so high.

Chin-Hong explained that another factor driving the surge is the “natural cycle ... it may be life-threatening for infants, particularly those who are not vaccinated. Whooping cough spreads ...

Kline is talking about whooping cough, also known as pertussis, a highly contagious bacterial infection spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Babies under ...

“We showed that early in life, when the immune system is still immature infection with whooping cough is not confined to the respiratory tract, and bacteria spread to the brain,” he said.

(WSMV) - Parents at Oakland Middle School, Oakland High School, and at the McFadden School of Excellence have all gotten calls that there are cases of whooping cough (pertussis) at each school.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Rutherford County School (RCS) system alerted parents of one of its high schools to a student case of whooping cough this week. In a letter to Oakland High School ...