WHO targets of 95 per cent vaccination for under-fives are still being missed in England, including the six-in-one jab and ...

The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some ...

It's the heart-wrenching sound of a young child with the highly contagious respiratory illness known as whooping cough.

Fall is the time when colds come knocking. The return to schools and preschools, where children quickly catch minor and major ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise. The ...

the rise in whooping cough rates is a significant concern," says Dr. Jason Nagata, a pediatrician at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in San Francisco. Whooping cough is a highly contagious ...

Whooping cough is often not suspected or diagnosed until the cough becomes severe or long-lasting. Babies and young children may not cough but may have difficulty breathing instead.Early symptoms ...

With three months remaining in the year, Lancaster County has had more cases of pertussis — also known as whooping cough — ...

This year's spike in cases marks a return to pre-pandemic levels of this infection, which is also called pertussis.