It's a respiratory illness that may start out like a cold. But pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can last for weeks or months.

Doctors with CHI Health say their hospitals and urgent care facilities are seeing rising cases of a number of respiratory ...

HealthDay News — Rates of pertussis in the United States are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December — about six times more than at this time last year and more than have been ...

But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...

The holidays bring large gatherings, but now that they're over, cold and flu season is introducing multiple respiratory threats.

Bird flu is increasingly sparking concern across the country and in Illinois, following news this week of the first human ...

Doctors in Wyoming reporting a sharp increase in illnesses like flu, COVID-19 and other unknown viruses. Even so, people ...

It will probably come as no secret … the egg prices are soaring and there appears no relief in sight due to bird flu and ...

California is experiencing an increase in cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis), a highly contagious bacterial ...

Bird flu has been detected in dead birds found in the Austin area earlier this month, says Austin Public Health.

The annual winter respiratory virus season is in full force. The number of people catching the flu is skyrocketing, while ...

The annual winter respiratory virus season is in full force. The number of people catching the flu is skyrocketing, while COVID-19, RSV and other respiratory viral illnesses are also rising.