Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria, Bordetella pertussis, which can spread from person to person through the air via ...
Pertussis cases in Texas have tripled this year. DSHS urges vaccination and early treatment to prevent severe complications, ...
Symptoms of whooping cough typically start five to 10 days after exposure but can take up to 21 days to develop. After a slight fever and cough, the cough gets worse and symptoms ...
A whooping cough outbreak is currently making its way across the Inland Northwest, leaving many families worried about ...
“That’s why it’s called 100-day cough: It lasts a long time,” he said. Antibiotics can be prescribed to patients with ...
Clark County Public Health officials are warning residents about a rise in whooping cough cases and chickenpox outbreaks ...
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a sharp rise in pertussis (whooping cough) cases in 2024, with ...
The City of Amarillo Public Health Department is providing tips to the Amarillo community to help prevent pertussis or ...
Erie County saw its largest pertussis outbreak since at least 2012 when 15 people tested positive in September for the vaccine-preventable bacterial illness commonly known as whooping cough. By ...
Whooping Cough continues to have higher-than-expected case counts in Grant County and across the state of Washington ...
This year could be a decade-high for whooping cough cases in Washington state, according to numbers by the state Department ...
The Fishers Health Department has received reports of "several probable or suspected" cases of pertussis, known as whooping ...