Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, was nearly eradicated after vaccinations became widespread in the 1940s. But with vax rates falling, whooping cough cases are climbing: There were at least ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Whooping cough and Norovirus cases continue rising every year post-pandemic, and some local doctors have a few guesses as to why this year’s numbers are so high.

Whooping cough has continued to rise in America, and Oklahoma is no exception. The disease, often referred to as pertussis, has affected 71 Oklahomans since the start of the year. Last year ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is spreading rapidly in North Carolina, and data show it isn’t slowing down anytime soon. There were nearly 600 cases reported near the end of 2024, a ...

When I contracted whooping cough a few years ago, I thought there must have been a mistake. Surely this antiquated disease couldn't still be active in the 21st century? But what started as a two ...

Wake County school officials confirmed a whooping cough case was detected in one of their schools. On Friday, a spokesperson for the Wake County Public School System told WRAL News a case of the ...

Cases of Pertussis, or whooping cough, spiked on the state and national level last year, and Allegheny County's newly released data shows the county was hit hard. According to preliminary data ...

North Carolina is experiencing an uptick in pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, with cases reported at schools in Wake and Johnston counties. UNC Health experts say North Carolina and ...

Health professionals have recognized higher-than-normal cases of whooping cough in Caldwell County this year and are advising vaccination and other precautions to reduce the spread of the ...