School-aged children and infants have made up the most cases in 2025, according to NCDHHS, and 49 percent of the people diagnosed are up to date on their pertussis vaccination.

North Carolina health officials say they’re seeing another uptick in whooping cough cases. The state reports four times more ...

Many of Georgia’s most deadly respiratory diseases have declined over the past few weeks, but others like whooping cough appear to still be broadly circulating.

Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD The common cold and diseases like influenza are caused by germs called viruses. These ...

When a white blood cell finds a germ, it latches onto it. Then it changes its shape to surround the germ. You can imagine the ...

Whooping cough can initially be difficult to separate from other cold-causing germs that surge over the colder months. Pertussis infections are called whooping cough because of the sound of severe ...

On Friday, a spokesperson for the Wake County Public School System told WRAL News a case of the illness was detected in an ...

Here’s what to know about the disease. Pertussis (also called whooping cough) is a very contagious disease caused by bacteria. It can cause severe coughing fits, which can affect breathing.

So far this year, there have been 120 confirmed cases and 460 suspected cases of whooping cough across 21 states in Mexico.