When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the struggle to breath, and the high pitched "whoop" sound that some people ...

MORGANTOWN — Two West Virginia University physicians are encouraging people to recognize the early symptoms of pertussis, or ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that primarily affects the respiratory system. The disease is most notable for its intense coughing fits, which often end with ...

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The Floyd County Health Department announced Tuesday, Dec. 30 that they have identified 3 ...

For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling ...

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

(WXYZ) — Whooping cough cases are on the rise. Henry Ford Health’s lab went from zero cases in July to 33 in September. Nationally, numbers have soared with ...

A nationwide surge in pertussis cases has resulted in the deaths of infants in several states across the country this year, from Kentucky to Oregon. A UT Health San Antonio infectious diseases ...

Deaths from this entirely preventable disease are rising -- as cases hit almost 28,000 in the USCases of whooping cough are ...

With whooping cough being so prevalent right now, it’s important for vaccinated people to understand they can still get mild forms of the disease. If you notice a cough or any upper respiratory ...