An Upstate NY county is warning parents of an increase in cases of a potentially deadly bacterial infection in kids.

State health officials are monitoring increasing cases of whooping cough and pneumonia.Children and adolescents are primarily ...

Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria, Bordetella pertussis, which can spread from person to person through the air via ...

In addition to pertussis, the Department of Public Health is also watching the spread of bacteria that can cause walking ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is on the rise in the Bay Area, California and across the U.S. It's a bacterial infection known for severe coughing fits. Nationally, vaccination rates for pertussis have ...

Health officials in Washington state are alerting residents to a sharp rise in cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, and medical experts are ... Some two dozen people have been ...

Clark County is experiencing an alarming spike in whooping cough and chickenpox cases among children — outbreaks that health ...

Protects others: Vaccination helps prevent the spread of whooping cough to infants and people with weakened immune systems who may be more susceptible to complications. Long-term protection: The Tdap ...

Massachusetts health officials are monitoring increasing cases of whooping cough and pneumonia ... though they can be mild and "do not always require hospitalization." "In recent weeks, clinicians in ...

Washington state officials warned of a "sharp increase" in whooping cough cases compared to this time last year, mirroring a ...

Cases of whooping cough have emerged at Loveland Elementary, Oak Hills High, and UC. Data shows that the illness is returning ...