When someone has whooping cough, the gasping "whoop" as they struggle to catch their breath between fits of coughing is ...

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here's why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

Experts stress that maternal vaccination during pregnancy is the most effective way to protect newborns from whooping cough.

A significant rise has been noticed in a rare illness, also called pertussis across the United States.Cases have exceeded pre ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise and incidence now exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. While in adults and older ...

(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 ...

A Mississippi infant recently died from pertussis, or whooping cough, the State Department of Health announced Monday. It is ...

Infants are more likely to catch whooping cough from their siblings than their moms, says a study with implications for how to protect them. Previously, moms were considered the more common source of ...