Amid an ongoing measles outbreak, the US is also facing a surge in pertussis, or whooping cough. As vaccine rates drop, other ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...