How to Know If You Need a Whooping Cough Vaccine As Cases Rise
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious illness. It’s highly contagious, can leave you with a hacking cough for ...
Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
There have been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far in 2024, the most at this point in the year since 2014, when ...
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Understanding whooping cough with a Mayo Clinic expert
"This is an infection that causes quite a significant cough," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases ...
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Whooping Cough Is Spreading Again after Years of Relative Quiet
When it progresses into severe disease, pertussis causes violent coughing fits punctuated by a distinct whooping sound caused ...
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Worst U.S. whooping cough outbreak in a decade has infected thousands
America is experiencing its worst whooping cough outbreak in a decade. Experts say there's a cyclical nature to outbreaks ...
Whooping Cough Is Spreading Quickly. Here’s How To Prevent It
Whooping cough is on the rise. There is some controversy over what might be the best vaccine strategy. For now, Tdap appears ...
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One Dothan hospital not seeing rise in whooping cough cases despite nationwide spike
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is on the rise among Americans, according to data from the Centers for Disease ...
Galveston County reports increase in cases of whooping cough
Galveston County health officials are emphasizing education and vaccination after several whooping cough cases were confirmed ...
Whooping cough cases on the rise in Nebraska and Douglas County. Here's how to get protection
A recent increase in whooping cough cases in Douglas County prompted local health officials to urge residents to make sure ...
Whooping cough cases surging in Michigan
In Michigan, there have already been 520 reported cases of whooping cough, according to the Michigan Disease Surveillance ...
Whooping Cough Cases Spiking in US. Here's How to Protect Yourself
CDC data shows that whooping cough cases are rising in the U.S. Experts say routine immunization is the best way to prevent ...
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Worst whooping cough outbreak in a decade has infected thousands
Whooping cough is spreading nationwide at the highest ... “so that you can protect your baby for the first two months of life until they’re old enough to be vaccinated themselves.” ...