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

The whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine protects people from a respiratory infection called whooping cough. The vaccine is recommended for all infants, children, adolescents, and adults. There are two ...

Some patients also end up with a fractured rib. For teens and adults, whooping cough can lead to complications such as pneumonia. “Complications are usually less serious in this older age group ...

Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects children and adults alike - though it's more common and concerning in infants and toddlers. The infection primarily affects ...

New Jersey has recorded 423 cases, up from 165. MORE: Millions of adults have ADHD — and many more suspect they do, too Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious ...

Among adolescents and adults, whooping cough presents as a mild coughing illness that persists between four and eight weeks. But the disease can be much more serious in younger children ...

Edwards says. “It is possible to die from whooping cough, but this is very uncommon [in adults],” says Courtney Nichols, M.D., an infectious diseases physician at The Ohio State University ...

WHOOPING COUGH CASES ARE ON THE RISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ... IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR KIDS AND ADULTS AND PREGNANT MOMS TO GET VACCINATED. ANOTHER REASON IS CANDY. DURING COVID, SOME OF THE ...

The most effective way to prevent whooping cough is through vaccination, according to the CDC. The agency recommends everyone from young kids to adults get vaccinated. "This is a part of the ...

It elevates the push for children and adults to get whooping cough vaccinations, which often fall under the T-DAP vaccines for kids. "There's a series of four (shots) that young children will get.