A one-month-old girl without underlying health conditions died after being infected with whooping cough, a highly contagious ...

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

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

Heartbreak in Mexico: 45 babies have lost their lives to whooping cough. Most were not vaccinated, and the number of ...

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

Cases of the highly contagious bacterial infection have reportedly risen by more than 1,500 percent nationwide since 2021.

While both adults and children can get it, children under 1 year old are most likely ... of symptoms could take months. The three stages of a whooping cough infection are the catarrhal phase ...

While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other ...

A measles outbreak has been keeping American health care professionals on their toes, but experts say we should also be wary of another preventable disease: whooping cough. This illness typically ...

Babies may not develop a cough at all, but they can have episodes of apnea, or pauses in breathing, which can be serious. One ...