The Department of Health is reporting the death of a child due to a co-infection of pertussis and influenza. The last ...

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

Four cases at Hurricane High School of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, were confirmed by Marshall Health Network ...

Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...

The South Dakota Department of Health announced on Friday that a child had died from a combination of Pertussis (whooping ...

Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart ...

Tairāwhiti has recorded 13 cases of whooping cough and one baby has been hospitalised since a national epidemic was declared ...

With people gathering indoors in the cold weather, it can be easy to catch illnesses, and health officials are giving tips on how to protect yourself from those ...

An infectious disease specialist on Thursday called a few cases of a rare, vaccine-preventable respiratory illness in Cabell and Putnam counties “a wakeup call” for what could happen if West ...

Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.