The name whooping cough might conjure up images of disease spreading in Victorian England but the illness can strike thousands of people during outbreaks, which occur every three to five years. Surges ...

Dr. William John Cochran was diagnosed with whooping cough in April 2009. At right, Lucy Ceresi, a nurse at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, demonstrates on Therese Pramick, left, a ...

Whooping cough may be known as a childhood disease, but adults should be aware that they can contract the infection too, researchers say.

Whooping cough cases have been on the rise in Monongalia County, totaling five separate cases. Families can protect ...

Infants may not cough at all, instead struggling to breathe. "Sometimes, a persistent hacking cough is the only sign that an adolescent or adult has whooping cough," Mayo Clinic adds.

For adults, obesity may increase the risk of catching whooping cough, a new study from Australia suggests. In the study, obese adults were 50 percent more likely to become infected with whooping ...

Children have been vaccinated against whooping cough since the 1940s, but a vaccine for adolescents and adults was not licensed until 2005.

But there has been a resurgence of adult whooping cough in past years, with 30,000 new cases reported each year, reported TV 10-55's Katie McGee.

When a baby succumbs to a preventable disease, it is more than just a statistic; it is a heartbreaking reminder of how ...

Experts say post-pandemic vaccine hesitancy is largely to blame for a 2024 rise in whooping cough in young adults. The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases ...

A baby has died from whooping cough in the UK amid warnings that vaccination rates among children and pregnant women have ...

According to data from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, as of June 30, the state has seen 63 cases ...