TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas health officials are monitoring a spike in whooping cough cases around the state this year, marking one of the biggest increases in case numbers in nearly a decade. 27 News ...

Part of the reason whooping cough may not be in your everyday lexicon is because cases have dropped precipitously since a vaccine was introduced in the 1940s and included in the childhood vaccination ...

Some people continue coughing after they recover from a common respiratory infection. Doctors explain why a cough can last for weeks, masking etiquette and red flags suggesting something more serious.

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

Young girl coughs while wrapped in a blanket. Whooping cough can cause severe bouts of coughing. But babies, who are most vulnerable to the disease, may not cough at all. Cases of whooping cough are ...

The virus that can cause coughing fits so intense that patients can fracture a rib — whooping cough, also known as pertussis — has infected more people this year than the prior four years combined.

A case of whooping cough was confirmed at a second Wake County public school. Leesville Road High School in North Raleigh sent an email to parents on Wednesday, April 23, saying Wake County Health & ...

The Arizona Department of Health Services attributes one death in the state to whooping cough in 2025, a 19-month-old unvaccinated toddler in Mohave County, who died April 10, and had also tested ...

Whooping cough has continued to rise in America, and Oklahoma is no exception. The disease, often referred to as pertussis, ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It causes severe coughing fits that can last more than a month.

A case of pertussis, or whooping cough, has been confirmed in Walla Walla County, according to the County Department of Community Health. Whooping cough is highly contagious and is spread through ...