ADPH saw 41 cases in 2023. Now, District Medical Officer Dr. Wes Stubblefield says they’re investigating 124 cases included ...

Pertussis cases continue to pop up across Alabama as public health officials confirm a drastic increase in 2024.

social distancing and other infection protocols helped to protect against whooping cough. “They are increasing more now as our immune systems are exposed to viruses and bacteria we haven’t ...

ozgurcankaya/Getty Images New CDC data shows a resurgence ... t hear it talked about very often. Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a bacterial infection transmitted through close contact via ...

social distancing and other infection protocols helped to protect against whooping cough. "They are increasing more now as our immune systems are exposed to viruses and bacteria we haven't seen ...

Unlike the flu, the common cold and COVID-19, which are all caused by viruses, whooping cough is a bacterial illness. The culprit is a type of bacteria known as Bordetella pertussis. It typically ...

Washington is not alone in its sharp rise of the highly contagious bacterial infection this year. It's been an unusually bad year for whooping cough in the United States, which has counted more than ...

A “HIGHLY contagious” winter illness characterised by severe coughing fits is currently sweeping across Ireland. There have ...

Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among school-aged children — including whooping cough and ... this is a bacteria that causes ...

Experts say it usually takes 5 to 10 days for whooping cough symptoms to appear after an individual is exposed to the bacteria that causes whooping cough. Sometimes it can take as long as three ...

Infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 have been rampant among young children, ...