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.

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 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, ...

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 – ...

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

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

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

It’s a sound no parent wants to hear—that relentless cough that just won’t go away. Now, health officials are warning of a ...

An infectious disease which “disproportionately” impacts young children and babies is eight times higher than expected this ...