In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin has never seen another illness like pertussis. Also known as whooping cough, it’s a contagious respiratory illness that ...

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 ...

(CNN) — In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin has never seen another illness like pertussis. Also known as whooping cough, it’s a contagious respiratory illness ...

The Department of Public Health and Social Services has confirmed Guam’s first case of pertussis, also known as whooping ...

Winter is coming, and along with it, doctors are warning parents of newborns to protect the babies as they may grapple with the many illnesses that circulate at high levels when the temperatures go ...

The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health urges residents to take preventive measures to protect themselves ...

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that primarily affects the respiratory system. The disease is most notable for its intense coughing fits, which often end with ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two young infants have died of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, in Kentucky within the last six months. Kentucky health officials said the children are the first ones to ...

Whoopingcough might sound like a disease from another era. But the illness, also called pertussis, is alive and well in the U.S. Known as a childhood illness, whooping cough is actually most common in ...

Arkansas has reported more than 500 cases of whooping cough in 2025. Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has reached its highest level in the state since the Arkansas Department of Health ...