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

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 ...

If left untreated, whooping cough can lead to long-term disability ... for children while Tdap vaccines can be given to adults that provides protection against pertussis. "Preventing whooping ...

Whooping cough (pertussis ... "Unfortunately, the diagnosis is often missed because the dry cough may be mistaken for a virus," Siegel said. Adults can be treated with doxycycline, a type of ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious illness ... Older children and adults get a similar vaccine, called Tdap, which protects against the same illnesses but contains smaller ...

Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among school-aged children — including whooping cough and walking pneumonia. According to the ...

There has been a fourfold increase in whooping cough cases in the USA this season ... between 11-12 years of age and to older teens and adults who haven’t yet had a booster with pertussis ...

adults and anyone who is pregnant should have a Tdap booster vaccination. "I think this vaccine is very important for kids because, in most cases, the more severe illness of whooping cough affects ...

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 ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Whooping cough is at its ... The combo shot is recommended for adults every 10 years. “They used to call it the 100-day cough because it literally lasts for 100 days ...

The infection itself can last over three months. If an adult has it, whooping cough can be transmitted to children too young to have been fully vaccinated, such as babies or teenagers and ...