A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.

A Heywood Hospital doctor advises greater Gardner residents on how to protect themselves against a quademic of respiratory ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...

Oregon swept past the 1,100 mark for the number of pertussis cases it saw during 2024, beating its 2012 record of 910 cases ...

The number of whooping cough cases in Florida soared in 2024. From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of ...

Orange County Health Services received notification of the first confirmed case of Pertussis (whooping cough) in Orange ...

Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.

Should elderly people living with persons with respiratory conditions, and elderly persons with respiratory conditions, be ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, “teens and adults often recover from whooping cough with no problems.” But in more extreme ...

From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of Health reported 715 cases of pertussis – an eight-fold increase over the year before, which had 85 cases. Following a nationwide ...