T his winter has already seen high levels of the flu and RSV, and we still haven't felt the effects of all our holiday gatherings. But whooping cough infections have been surging

Whooping cough cases are nearly five times higher than cases reported in 2023, with the CDC urging people to get vaccinated.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Health experts are warning of the risks of whooping cough in Arkansas as cases soar across the country. According to the CDC, whooping cough cases in the U.S. have reached their highest level in more than a decade.

Amid harsh winter months when respiratory illnesses are anyway on the rise, stricter precautions have to be taken by health authorities in the US to slow down the spread of the dangerous disease that makes children especially vulnerable.

Whooping cough has been surging in the United States for months and the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests there are no signs of slowing.

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The CDC reports 32,000 cases have been reported so far this year. That’s six times more than this time last year.

The CDC has reported at least 32,000 cases of whooping cough in 2024, nearly a five times increase compared to last year. NBC News Medical Contributor and NYU Langone Medical Center Rheumatologist Dr.

Whooping cough cases in the U.S. have hit their highest level in more than a decade, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.By mid-Dec