Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical ...

More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.

Designed for use in doctor’s offices, clinics and emergency rooms, the PCR diagnostic aims to deliver results in fewer than ...

Whooping cough, a serious respiratory illness, poses a significant threat to newborns due to their underdeveloped immune ...

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

The use of a rapid test to diagnose pertussis cases early in the clinical course can also decrease the duration and severity ...

Conceptual biomedical illustration of the bacteria Bordetella pertussis is seen in an undated stock photo. automation Cases of whooping cough are more than three times higher this year than they were ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Whooping cough cases are ...

Early diagnosis can reduce the risk of complications and severe disease in vulnerable groups such as infants and the elderly, by enabling faster, more precise care decisions.