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

A little more than a month ago, an infant was taken to an area hospital with a deep, hacking cough. The baby struggled for breath. A pediatrician sent the two-week-old Scott County newborn to a St.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

Two infants in the state of Kentucky have died in the last six months from pertussis, an illness more commonly known as whooping cough.The Kentucky Department for Public Health made the announcement ...

Two Kentucky infants died from whooping cough in the past six months, the first such deaths since 2018. Neither infant nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations. Kentucky has ...

Two infants have died of whooping cough in Louisiana in the past six months, according to the surgeon general of the state’s health department. The deaths from this vaccine-preventable illness are the ...

Here is a round-up of the main signs and treatment for whooping cough as well as advice on how to ease the symptoms ...

Two infants have died of whooping cough in Louisiana in the past six months as Texas is reporting a surge in the vaccine-preventable illness. The Louisiana deaths are the first whooping cough infant ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Asthma is the most common cause of chronic cough in children, but it’s important to be aware of other differential diagnoses for those patients who have less common concerns, according ...

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 ...

With the risk of whooping cough infections rising, it's a good time to make sure you're up to date on your Tdap booster, experts say. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly infectious respiratory ...

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