Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

Mohan said whooping cough is a contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, a bacteria that only affects humans. Cold-like symptoms are usually the first signs of whooping cough.

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

Condition affects about 16m people per year, and accounts for about 160,700 deaths in children younger than five ...

Whooping cough, formally known as pertussis, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. It can be fatal. Certain groups are most at risk of severe ...

Whooping cough and Norovirus cases continue rising every year post-pandemic, and some local doctors have a few guesses as to ...

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Dr Hannah Chisholm, an epidemiologist and young mother, on why we need to get ...

Jenkins Middle School has emailed parents with information about the potential spread of whooping cough among seventh-grade ...

The Department of Health is reporting the death of a child due to a co-infection of pertussis and influenza. The last ...

A human challenge trial overcomes the difficulties associated with conducting traditional Phase 3 field studies for whooping cough due to the unpredictability of Bordetella pertussis outbreaks.

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...

Whooping cough, scientifically known as Bordetella pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. It is characterized by severe coughing spasms, where individuals may cough so intensely ...