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 ...

Nearly 1,200 cases have been reported in Washington compared to 51 last year. Whooping cough cases are surging in Washington state, mirroring trends seen across the United States, health officials are ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the week ending April 12, at least 8,064 whooping cough cases have ...

When there's an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, state health officials typically take certain steps to alert residents and issue public updates about the growing threat. That's standard ...

Whooping cough is an infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that the NHS says "spreads very easily and can be serious". It can affect any age, but is typically more severe in infants. Pregnant ...