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 rise in diphtheria cases across South Africa has renewed concerns about this deadly yet preventable disease. With nine confirmed fatalities reported this year alone, the National Institute for ...

Lagos confirms 10 diphtheria cases. Health authorities intensify vaccination and public awareness efforts to control outbreak.

Oyo State government said efforts have been strengthened towards curbing the spread of diphtheria to the state and protecting residents following its outbreak as being experienced in some parts of ...