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

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 ...

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

The number of whooping cough ... it difficult to cough. The person cannot breathe until the larynx relaxes, Shapiro said, and the inhalation is what causes that "whoop" sound.

The illness gets its name from the involuntary "whoop" sound a person makes in ... Generally, the treatment for whooping cough is an antibiotic like azithromycin, or a Z-Pak, Campbell said.

Whooping cough may begin like a common cold ... It may be worse at night and cough medicines usually do not help. Some people may have a high-pitches “whoop” when they inhale after a coughing ...

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 ...

that helps prevent disease like vaccines do,” Graham said. A current focus for pediatricians is educating pregnant women about the vaccine and whooping cough in general. Graham recommends that ...

Parents have been asked to monitor their children amid a whooping outbreak at a Colorado Springs school. 11 News reached out to El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) Tuesday after a letter from the ...

Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is on the rise across southwest Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health ...