Q: I’ve been seeing a lot of news stories about whooping cough. Is there really another illness that we need worry about?

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is seeing the highest number of whooping cough cases in eight years. The state health department ...

Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. There have ...

Whooping cough is another word for pertussis, a highly contagious bacterial infection that causes intense coughing fits, ...

Nationwide, CDC reported that kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high.

Whooping cough is on the rise. There is some controversy over what might be the best vaccine strategy. For now, Tdap appears ...

WSU Pullman announced its first case of whooping cough on campus on Sept. 24. By Oct. 1, four new cases of whooping cough had ...

Vaccination remains the best safeguard against whooping cough. Vaccines known as DTaP and Tdap are effective against a trio of targets: whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus. It is important not to ...

Five times as many cases of the potentially fatal illness have been reported so far in 2024, compared with the same time last ...

Yes, whooping cough can be deadly. “Deaths from infection do occur—predominantly it is something that occurs with infants,” Dr. Adalja says. “Infants in the US have died this year from ...

Q: I've been seeing a lot of news stories about whooping cough. Is there really another illness that we need worry about?

Yes, whooping cough can be deadly. “Deaths from infection do occur—predominantly it is something that occurs with infants,” Dr. Adalja says. “Infants in the US have died this year from ...