Rep. Kim Schrier described babies who “turned blue” from whooping cough and ripped the HHS secretary for lying to parents ...

More than 31,000 people have caught whooping cough this year in Japan, a nearly eight-fold rise from last year that has ...

"Every year, we see a smaller and smaller percentage of school children in Kentucky that are fully up to date with all their recommended vaccines, including pertussis," McTigue told the Herald-Leader ...

The bacteria are often spread to babies by adults who don’t realize their symptoms are from whooping cough, or who don’t have symptoms at all, said Dr. Schaffner.

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee ...

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 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 caused by bacteria, so it is treated with antibiotics. Treatment given during the first one to two weeks is most effective for preventing severe symptoms. Whooping cough ...

The Louisiana Department of Health identified 164 cases of pertussis, known commonly as whooping cough, in the first four months of 2025. The numbers are on track to break record highs. In comparison, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana health officials are sounding the alarm over a sharp rise in whooping cough cases, with the number of infections already surpassing last year’s total—and the ...