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 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 ...

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.

Already this year, the U.S. has seen four times as many vaccine-preventable whooping cough cases than in the same period last year. Separately, New Jersey warns Newark Airport travelers about a ...

Louisiana is experiencing a worrying rise in whooping cough cases, and two infants have died. The spike in cases comes amid a ...