Over the last few years, the U.S. has experienced a troubling resurgence of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

A little more than a month ago, an infant was taken to an area hospital with a deep, hacking cough. The baby struggled for breath. A pediatrician sent the two-week-old Scott County newborn to a St.

It’s highly infectious and definitely not a welcome holiday guest. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is on the rise with outbreaks across the country, leaving some parents of infants wondering ...

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 ...

Two infants in the state of Kentucky have died in the last six months from pertussis, an illness more commonly known as whooping cough.The Kentucky Department for Public Health made the announcement ...

Whooping cough is highly preventable, but waning vaccine rates are leading to more outbreaks and even some infant deaths.

With the risk of whooping cough infections rising, it's a good time to make sure you're up to date on your Tdap booster, experts say. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly infectious respiratory ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Asthma is the most common cause of chronic cough in children, but it’s important to be aware of other differential diagnoses for those patients who have less common concerns, according ...

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 ...

Two Kentucky infants died from whooping cough in the past six months, the first such deaths since 2018. Neither infant nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations. Kentucky has ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Whooping cough cases are on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with around five times as many cases than last fall. Whooping cough, also ...

Mississippi has seen more whooping cough cases in 2025 than it has in the previous 16 years. Are flu-like illness rates and RSV visits rising?