Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that primarily affects the respiratory system. The disease is most notable for its intense coughing fits, which often end with ...

Two Kentucky infants have died of pertussis — commonly known as whooping cough — within the past six months, marking the first deaths from the illness since 2018. According to a June 6 Cabinet for ...

The first day of school is just days away in Haywood County, and health officials are keeping a close watch on a summertime outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The county has ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly-contagious respiratory infection officials say has been spreading throughout the ...

A third infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky within the past 12 months, state health officials announced.

Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health have confirmed a third infant death tied to pertussis, or whooping cough. On Monday, officials announced the death caused by the highly ...

Whoopingcough might sound like a disease from another era. But the illness, also called pertussis, is alive and well in the U.S. Known as a childhood illness, whooping cough is actually most common in ...

The Department for Public Health (KDPH) announced on Monday that another infant has died from pertussis, or whooping cough, a ...

After a positive case of whooping cough in Barton County, health professionals are offering advice to stay protected ahead of ...

Despite existing NHS vaccines for babies, children, and pregnant women, a government-funded trial showed the BPZE1 nasal ...

A third infant has died from pertussis in Kentucky within the past 12 months, state health officials announced Monday.