Five times as many cases of the potentially fatal illness have been reported so far in 2024, compared with the same time last ...
Whooping cough or pertussis numbers across the United States are at the highest level in the last ten years, according to the ...
U.S. health officials say whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year. The Centers for Disease ...
Q: I’ve been seeing a lot of news stories about whooping cough. Is there really another illness that we need worry about?
It starts with typical cold symptoms. After about two weeks a person will develop a "heavy, hard cough and the classic whoop ...
Last year, there were just under 4,000 cases of whooping cough in the US. So far in 2024, there are upward of 17,500—a spike ...
Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the Centers for ...
"This is a very contagious, bacterial respiratory infection," explained ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton on "Good Morning America" Monday. Whooping cough spreads through coughing ...
A highly contagious respiratory illness is on the rise in the United States this year. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to ...