Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, ...

The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some ...

EVERETT — Local cases of whooping cough have quadrupled since May, the Snohomish County Health Department reported this week.

I trust our doctors. I trust their doctors,” Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson said in a Monday press conference.

A new CDC report finds that whooping cough cases are double the rate they were at this time last year. Infants under 12 ...

Panhandle Health District is reporting 150 cases of pertussis in the five northern counties. That compares to the nine ...

“Without treatment, people are infectious for three weeks, but with antibiotics, you’re not infectious after five days,” she says. To prevent the spread of infection, people diagnosed with whooping ...

With early treatment, you will also be contagious for a shorter ... You may want to consider asking the following: Do I need to take an antibiotic for my whooping cough? What can I do at home to make ...

WESTERN TREASURE VALLEY — Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a common illness that peaks every three to five years in the U.S., causing frequent outbreaks. On Sept. 5, local health ...

We are also seeing a resurgence of pertussis, the “childhood disease” also known ... Antibiotics will not relieve the extended coughing spells, so treatment should also include supportive care. Clear ...