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 ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Whooping cough cases are rising across the country and in Colorado, with a nearly 270% increase in Colorado between 2023 and 2024, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control ...

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

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 ...

From Hill County Health Department As of 12/3/2025, we have one new, confirmed case of Whooping Cough (Pertussis) in Hill ...

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 ...

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

As of Nov. 19, there have been 566 cases of whooping cough in Kentucky. State health officials expect more cases by the end ...

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 ...

A new vaccine being developed for whooping cough could offer better protection and stop the infection spreading, scientists ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — Health officials in Haywood County have confirmed an additional case of whooping cough, bringing the total number of active cases in the county to nine. Among the ...

A government minister has described it as a "major breakthrough" ...