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, ...

A baby has died from whooping cough in the UK, highlighting falling vaccination rates and rising risks for unprotected infants.

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(CNN) — Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, according to preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease ...

Jul. 18—Haywood County has confirmed an additional case of whooping cough, increasing the total number of active cases to seven. This is the first confirmed case in an adult. All other cases have been ...

Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to urge vaccination against whooping cough, as a nationwide outbreak is on track to hit a ...

The Australian Medical Association has called on adults who spend time with children to ensure they are vaccinated against whooping cough (pertussis). "We can't afford to be complacent," said AMA ...

Infants are more likely to catch whooping cough from their siblings than their moms, says a study with implications for how to protect them. Previously, moms were considered the more common source of ...

According to data from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, as of June 30, the state has seen 63 cases ...

Four cases of whooping cough have been identified over the past month among the 40,000 students attending UC Davis, the university has reported. UCD distributed a letter from the Yolo County Health ...

"The whole-cell pertussis vaccine, while more effective, also caused more side effects because it had more antigens in it," Dr. Jason Terk, a pediatrician at Cook Children’s Health Care System in ...