The resurgence of whooping cough cases in the US this year now accelerated to the fastest pace on record in nearly a decade, ...

Virginia is seeing one of the biggest spikes: from 66 cases last year to nearly 400 cases in 2024, five times the rate.

"People have coughed so hard they've actually broken ribs with pertussis. So, definitely that's not something that we like to ...

Whooping cough is a cough that develops as a result of an infection from a bacteria. It can last a few weeks to even up to 4 to 6 months. Whooping cough is a very contagious bacteria, hence ...

Nearly 11,000 whooping cough infections have been reported in the United States so far in 2024 — compared with about 3,000 last year. The infection is highly contagious and can lead to life ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Healthcare experts are sounding the alarm on a major increase in whooping cough cases as nationwide numbers have tripled compared to last year. As of early August ...

Here’s what to know. By Dani Blum After a yearslong lull thanks to Covid-19 precautions like isolation and distancing, whooping cough cases are now climbing back to levels seen before the ...

Alaska state health officials say rates of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are the highest they’ve been in over 10 ...

Amid a nationwide resurgence, whooping cough cases are on the rise in Iowa City. The infection commonly known as whooping cough is impacting University of Iowa students and Iowa City residents.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Those who get these coughing fits say it's the worst cough of ...

An age breakdown for the cases was not available, but the agency says whooping cough most commonly affects babies and young children. In Georgia, 80% of cases this year were among children, and ...

Whooping cough jabs are now routinely offered to pregnant women between 28-38 weeks gestation as a way to help protect their babies against the disease until they can be vaccinated themselves at two ...