Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, according to the CDC. The agency said children under the age of one are most ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious illness. It’s highly contagious, can leave you with a hacking cough for months, and is especially dangerous to babies. The CDC reports that ...

Whooping cough (pertussis) infections continue to rise in the U.S., with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimating more than 17,600 cases as of Oct. 5. That’s more than a ...

LANSING, Mich. — Health officials in Michigan are urging people to stay up to date with the pertussis vaccine as cases are on the rise this year. The Michigan Department of Health and Human ...

The number of cases is five times higher than in the fall of 2023. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are on the rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC defines whooping cough as a very ...

As of 5 October 2024, a total of 17,579 pertussis cases had been reported in residents in the US (excluding territories). The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded 18,617 ...

A young boy (18 months) with a nasty cough, trying to catch his breath. Pertussis, also know as whooping cough, has surged this year, particularly during the back-to-school period, as my colleague ...

The FDA has approved use of GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix (Tdap) vaccine for use during the third trimester of pregnancy, for prevention of pertussis (whooping cough) in infants younger than two ...

Using data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), the CDC compared the vaccination ... childhood vaccines including polio, pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus (DTaP), measles ...

DHS shared vaccine data with the Centers for Disease Control ... The CDC noted Wisconsin children were also behind national vaccination rates for polio, pertussis and diptheria and tetanus (DTaP).