This year could be a decade-high for whooping cough cases in Washington state, according to numbers by the state Department ...

Whooping cough, which often starts with flu-like symptoms, poses a significant threat to infants. Characterized by a "whoop" ...

TRI-CITIES, Wash. - Whooping cough is spreading rapidly across Washington, now affecting 31 counties. The highest rates are ...

Approximately 130 confirmed cases of whooping cough (pertussis) have been recorded each day on average in 2024, according to ...

Washington is not alone in its sharp rise of the highly contagious bacterial infection this year. It's been an unusually bad year for whooping cough in the United States, which has counted more than ...

Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection marked by a “severe hacking cough”, and can lead to serious ...

"To protect babies from whooping cough, people of all ages should get up to date on pertussis vaccination, and anyone with ...

A vaccine for whooping cough is widely available, and is the best way to prevent the disease, according to WSDOH. “The surge ...

Meanwhile, COVID activity remained low amid a shift in variant proportions and RSV levels rose in 3 US regions.

The report card shows half of all cases have been detected in New South Wales and almost 30 per cent in Queensland. While ...

Erie County saw its largest pertussis outbreak since at least 2012 when 15 people tested positive in September for the vaccine-preventable bacterial illness commonly known as whooping cough. By ...