Whooping cough, or pertussis, was once a leading cause of death for children in the U.S. and worldwide before the ...

New research could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines to once again push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the infection.

The Douglas County Health Department alerted parents of students attending Highlands Ranch High School that their children may have been exposed to pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

The Louisiana Department of Health warns that later symptoms of the disease include the following: - "Fits of rapid coughs followed by deep inhales and a high-pitched 'whoop' sound" - "Vomiting during ...

The governor vetoed a very similar bill because he said it would make it easier to spread highly contagious diseases in Idaho ...

A 3rd grade student at Grahamwood Elementary School has been diagnosed with Petussis, better known as whooping cough.

A Memphis Shelby County School reported a case of Pertussis which is commonly known as whooping cough at an elementary school ...

The bacterial infection pertussis has sparked an uptick in cases nationwide and caused two deaths in Louisiana ...

Peter H Gilligan, Ph.D., D(ABMM) emeritus and F(AAM) was a medical microbiologist at UNC Health for 35 years. Here, he ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — The number of Whooping cough cases continue to climb across the nation. So far, there have been around ...

The health department said children at Highlands Ranch High School may have been exposed to the disease known as pertussis.