The name whooping cough might conjure up images of Victorian England but the illness can strike thousands of patients during outbreaks, which occur every three to five years. Surges in cases have ...

Whooping cough cases more than quadrupled in California in 2024, rising from 644 cases in 2023 to 2,753 cases the following year, the state’s most recent data shows.

Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease spread by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis (pertussis is another name for the illness). Pertussis, which typically resurges cyclically ...

Whooping cough, a serious and sometimes fatal disease, is on the rise across the U.S., often affecting young children and babies and sometimes resembling a cold in its early symptoms.

If you've had whooping cough for 3 weeks or longer before you treat it, antibiotics are less likely to help. After that long, the bacteria have already left your body, and the drugs won't have any ...

Whooping cough cases more than quadrupled in California in 2024, rising from 644 cases in 2023 to 2,753 cases the following year, the state’s most recent data shows.

Whooping cough cases are surging in Washington state, mirroring trends seen across the United States, health officials are warning. As of Nov. 2, nearly 1,200 cases have been reported statewide ...

Wohrley said Deaconess has seen nine cases of whooping cough in the Tri-State area in the past 12 months with the majority requiring hospitalization — when the usual number is one or two.

The U.S. has tallied 8,077 cases of whooping cough in 2025, compared with 3,847 cases in the same period last year, ... the bacteria would still be circulating,” Offit said.

Wohrley said Deaconess has seen nine cases of whooping cough in the Tri-State area in the past 12 months with the majority requiring hospitalization — when the usual number is one or two.