A Merseyside children's hospital has warned parents and carers about an increase in measles cases which has left several ...

Symptoms of whooping cough. Whooping cough occurs in three distinct stages, according to the CDC. Symptoms vary based on the stage of infection, age of the person infected and vaccination status.

Whooping cough tends to peak around this time of year and in the fall. It's usually spread through respiratory droplets in the air, when people with pertussis cough, sneeze or breathe close to others.

Adult whooping cough symptoms often develop gradually and can persist for weeks or months without proper treatment. The infection typically begins with cold-like symptoms including runny nose, ...

Health experts have warned families across Toowoomba and the southwest to be vaccine vigilant as whooping cough cases spike ...

The state Department of Health calls the rise "staggering," and notes that it coincides with a drop in whooping cough vaccination rates among young children.

Whooping cough (pertussis) is always circulating in Australia, and epidemics are expected every three to four years. However, the numbers we’re seeing with the current surge – which started in 2024 – ...

Within one to two weeks, the cough becomes more intense — harsh, violent fits that leave you gasping for air. Sometimes, a ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Centers for Disease Control announced 17 new cases of whooping cough, bringing the number of ...

Four cases of measles were recently reported in the commonwealth, prompting health officials to discuss the importance of ...

Nunavut's Department of Health announced the outbreaks in a pair of news releases Saturday. It's urging people to get vaccinated against the respiratory disease.

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...