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

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 ...

MILWAUKEE — Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. There have been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far ...

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 ...

This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough, based on electron microscope imagery.

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.

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 ...