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.

Cold germs from someone’s nose or cough can live on surfaces for hours to days, depending on many factors. Learn which surfaces to avoid or clean.

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

A positive case of measles was confirmed in a Howard County resident who recently traveled internationally, according to ...

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person’s lungs to another person’s during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...

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

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 ...

What is the immune system? The immune system works to keep germs and other foreign substances out of the body and destroy any that get in. It's made up of a complicated network of cells and organs. It ...

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.

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. After fits ...

Here's how to know when to wash your towels. The germs from your hands collect on the sink knobs and in the sink bowl when you wash your hands. So, even if you live alone, the sink needs a good ...