That’s led to a hunt for better, more durable immunizations against whooping cough that also don’t cause as many side effects. Tests of new vaccines have been difficult, however, because whooping ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection that initially causes symptoms similar to the common cold, such as a runny or stuffy nose, low-grade fever and mild cough. However, after one to ...

As cases skyrocket and more questions arise about the high rate of false negatives returned by rapid testing in COVID-19 cases, a simple, new diagnostic test offers far greater accuracy. Researchers ...

(CNN) — Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, according to preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease ...

Among the many contagious diseases circulating right now — RSV, walking pneumonia and norovirus among them — is one that you may not have heard of for a while, or perhaps had assumed was an illness of ...

Tests of new vaccines have been difficult, however, because whooping cough cycles, with major outbreaks every three to five years, and researchers can’t predict where or when it will surge.

Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, according to preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...