Infectious diseases experts attribute the surge in cases of whooping cough — also known as pertussis — to a dip in ...
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise as we head into the new school year. That's compared to the last few years, when incidence was low compared to the years before the COVID-19 pandemic ...
The total number of cases reported has reached 286. Officials say case numbers are rising in Anchorage, but falling statewide ...
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is an illness caused by bacteria spread from person to person through the air. “It’s spread through respiratory droplets, explained Dr. Mona Gahunia ...
Before the availability of the pertussis vaccine in the 1940s, there were more than 200,000 cases of pertussis annually in the U.S. Rates of whooping cough and other infectious illnesses ...
As of September 12, there have been 708 cases of pertussis in Minnesota, according to MDH. Last year there were 61.
Health authorities are urging at-risk Tasmanians to get vaccinated against the highly infectious illness, as the state is in ...
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a significant increase in Whooping Cough cases across the Badger ...