Babies may not develop a cough at all, but they can have episodes of apnea, or pauses in breathing, which can be serious. One ...

Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.

Doctors, researchers and public health experts warn that the measles outbreak, which has grown to more than 600 cases, may ...

After a dip in diagnoses in recent years, cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have seen a national spike.

Whooping cough is spread through respiratory droplets from an infected person and is mitigated by vaccination, which was ...

If a person is severely ill with whooping cough, the CDC advises that they may need to be admitted to the hospital so that ...

Doctors from three major health systems warn pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can cause severe coughing fits lasting months and can be fatal for infants who may stop breathing.

New research could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines to once again push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the infection.

Not only have vaccination rates for measles, mumps and rubella fallen, but federal data shows that so have those for pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B and polio. In addition, public ...