Nationwide, CDC has reported that kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and vaccine exemptions are at an all-time ...

Q: I’ve been seeing a lot of news stories about whooping cough. Is there really another illness that we need worry about?

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious illness. It’s highly contagious, can leave you with a hacking cough for ...

"This is an infection that causes quite a significant cough," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases ...

Cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, continue to rise in the U.S. New numbers from the Centers for Disease ...

Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the Centers for ...

"It's caused by the bacteria known as Bordetella pertussis. It gets the name whooping cough, typically, due to the characteristic cough or the "whoop" that, typically, children make," says Dr ...

Cases of the highly contagious infection, caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria, are five times higher this year compared to the same time in 2023, preliminary data from the CDC shows. This year’s ...