If you have received the whooping cough vaccine, your body already has whooping cough antibodies, which may affect your ...

As cases of whooping cough rise, CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen explains what causes the respiratory illness, how it spreads and what to do to protect yourself.

South Jersey family shares scary experience with whooping cough 02:12. A wave of whooping cough infections is continuing to worsen nationwide, data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

What is whooping cough? Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects children and adults alike - though it's more common and concerning in infants and toddlers. The ...

Approximately 24.1 million cases of whooping cough were reported around the world in 2014, and about 160,700 people died from it. Pertussis infections in the United States have been increasing in ...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert Wednesday due to a rise in whooping cough (pertussis) cases in the Americas, urging stronger epidemiological surveillance and improved ...

Wohrley said Deaconess has seen nine cases of whooping cough in the Tri-State area in the past 12 months with the majority requiring hospitalization — when the usual number is one or two.

Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

This year, more than a third of whooping cough cases have been among people 11 to 19 years old. For this reason, the C.D.C. recommends that children get a booster shot at 11 or 12 years old.

As cases of whooping cough rise, CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen explains what causes the respiratory illness, how it spreads and what to do to protect yourself.

Wohrley said Deaconess has seen nine cases of whooping cough in the Tri-State area in the past 12 months with the majority requiring hospitalization — when the usual number is one or two.