HOUSTON — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a significant increase in pertussis (whooping cough) ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a sharp rise in pertussis (whooping cough) ...

Texas sees a significant rise in whooping cough cases, with a similar trend nationwide, prompting health officials to urge ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious illness. It’s highly contagious, can leave you with a hacking cough for months, and is especially dangerous to babies. The CDC reports that ...

According to Texas Health and Human Services, Pertussis commonly occurs in three to five-year cycles. The last state-wide peak was in 2013 when 3,985 confirmed cases were reported. DSHS's most ...

LANSING, Mich. — Health officials in Michigan are urging people to stay up to date with the pertussis vaccine as cases are on the rise this year. The Michigan Department of Health and Human ...

Whooping cough, formally known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection that affects the respiratory tract. Physicians say its early symptoms can resemble those of the common cold, including a cough ...

A young boy (18 months) with a nasty cough, trying to catch his breath. Pertussis, also know as whooping cough, has surged this year, particularly during the back-to-school period, as my colleague ...

A: Whooping cough is a highly contagious upper-respiratory infection. Also known as pertussis, it poses a particular threat to infants. You're hearing about it right now because the disease is on ...

Cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, continue to rise in the U.S. New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show nearly 18,000 cases through Oct. 5.

The FDA has approved use of GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix (Tdap) vaccine for use during the third trimester of pregnancy, for prevention of pertussis (whooping cough) in infants younger than two ...

Whooping cough, due to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite widespread pertussis immunization in childhood ...