Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

When someone has whooping cough, the gasping "whoop" as they struggle to catch their breath between fits of coughing is ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, in young infants can be life-threatening, according to a study, which stressed the need 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 ...

A Mississippi infant recently died from pertussis, or whooping cough, the State Department of Health announced Monday.  It is ...

It’s not just the flu that Americans need to worry about this fall season. In recent months, public health officials have ...

Data show the whooping cough vaccine coverage among kindergarteners in North Carolina has dropped in recent years.

DOVER — Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Tuscarawas County. Twenty suspected cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, were reported to the Tuscarawas County Health Department ...

(LEX 18) — Two infants have died from pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in Kentucky in the last six months, according to a release from the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and ...

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 eight. The county ...

A fourth case of whooping cough or pertussis has been confirmed on Guam this year, the Department of Public Health and Social ...