Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways. It gets ...

Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways.

For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or pertussis ...

Whooping cough is known as the "100-day cough" because symptoms can be prolonged. Initially, the cold-like symptoms can last ...

With more and more young kids opting out of vaccines, the cases of pertussis or whooping cough have been on the rise in the United States of America, with more than six times as many cases of the ...

Low vaccination rates, particularly for the MMR and DTaP vaccines, are contributing to the outbreaks. Wisconsin's childhood vaccination rates are among the lowest in the U.S., well below the CDC's ...

WASHINGTON — For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the "100-day cough," whooping cough ...