Infection with whooping cough in infants increases their risk of developing autism spectrum disorder, according to a new ...

Whooping cough can be very serious in some infants, but typically they start to recover after two to four weeks. Older children and adults with whooping cough may have milder symptoms.

Health officials have confirmed the first pertussis, also called whooping cough, death in Washington since 2011. The Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) announced, via a news release Wednesday ...

A child in Spokane County died of whooping cough in November, marking the first fatality from the disease in Washington in more than a decade. The Spokane Regional Health District on Wednesday ...

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 ...

Decades ago, the vaccine relied on whole cells from the bacteria that cause whooping cough. It was potent but harsh, often setting off high fevers and seizures. “There’s no way, I mean ...

School officials at West Clermont High School are warning parents after a student tested positive for whooping cough.The principal of the school notified parents about the positive test for ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), last year 4.2% of total cases of whooping cough reported in the US were in infants younger than six months old. Of those ...

Parents of many students at the Kiona-Benton City School District were warned last week of an outbreak of whooping cough. It’s particularly serious, or even deadly, for babies younger than 1 ...

It's shaping up to be a tough year for influenza infections as well as pertussis — whooping cough — in Greene County. The Springfield-Greene County Health department encourages residents to ...