Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...
When it progresses into severe disease, pertussis causes violent coughing fits punctuated by a distinct whooping sound caused ...
Q: I’ve been seeing a lot of news stories about whooping cough. Is there really another illness that we need worry about?
Pertussis is highly contagious ... a type of antibiotic that prevents the growth and spread of bacteria. Azithromycin is ...
California is grappling with a substantial whooping cough outbreak, primarily among school-age children. The state’s ...
At least two students have come down with the highly contagious infection at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, and ...
Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are at an eight-year high in the state. The Minnesota Department of Health ...