The breed is descended from Togo, who a century ago led a team through the Alaskan wilderness to deliver diphtheria serum to ...

Before the vaccine, the virus spread in a world very different from today’s.

Whooping cough is spread through respiratory droplets from an infected person and is mitigated by vaccination, which was ...

Parents worry when their children are sick. Fortunately, most childhood illnesses are not serious. Children rarely experience the severe diseases that were communion the past such as whooping cough, ...

After a dip in diagnoses in recent years, cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have seen a national spike.

Doctors from three major health systems warn pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can cause severe coughing fits lasting months and can be fatal for infants who may stop breathing.

The good news is that most cases of whooping cough are preventable with DTaP vaccines in childhood and Tdap shots at age 11 ...

Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.

Vaccination rates for children have fallen below critical disease-prevention thresholds in more than 8,000 schools across the ...

The CDC says pertussis, also known as whooping cough, may seem like a common cold at first, but symptoms worsen over time.

In 2014-15, most SLO County districts hovered between 80-90% fully vaccinated kindergartners, according to data from the health department. This data was gathered before California tightened its laws ...

Doctors, researchers and public health experts warn that the measles outbreak, which has grown to more than 600 cases, may ...