Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

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More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.

New details from health officials suggest the whooping cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping ...

As whooping cough cases in Kentucky continue to rise, the state's Department for Public Health is reporting a third pertussis-related infant death within the last year. The latest death was reported ...

Whooping cough (or pertussis) cases are on the rise, causing concerns of a resurgence of the highly contagious disease.

An infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky, the third such instance in the past 12 months, state health officials said Monday. The infant and their mother were not vaccinated against ...

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

Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health have confirmed a third infant death tied to pertussis, or ...

Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has claimed the life of another infant in the state, marking the third such ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection that is being seen more across the U.S. due in ...