Haywood County Health and Human Services confirmed six cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in children and ...

When Chelsey Charles learned whooping cough cases were surging in Washington, like many other parents, she worried for her family’s health.

Several cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in Haywood County, health officials confirmed Wednesday.Haywood County ...

Whooping cough cases jumped from 110 in 2023 to 2,000 in 2024. Experts urged parents at a roundtable Wednesday to keep their ...

Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough are making headlines once again – not only in ...

Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, according to a ProPublica report, and cases skyrocketed by 1,500% nationwide since a 2021 low point ...

CDC reports alarming increase in whooping cough and walking pneumonia among children 03:37. Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among ...

Five cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in children and teenagers under 19 in Haywood County so far this year, according to Haywood County Health and Human Services. Two of the five have been ...

Whooping cough infections in Japan have soared to a new weekly peak, with 3,353 cases reported—the highest number recorded ...

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...

Fortunately, whooping cough is preventable by a series of vaccines that many people receive as an infant called DTaP - which stands for Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis.