In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin has never seen another illness like pertussis. Also known as whooping cough, it’s a contagious respiratory illness that ...

A case of pertussis, or whooping cough, has been confirmed in Walla Walla County, according to the County Department of Community Health. Whooping cough is highly contagious and is spread through ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is making an alarming return across Europe and the United States, with cases now exceeding pre-pandemic levels. After several years of relatively low circulation during ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A third infant has died of pertussis in Kentucky, according to health officials. This is the third Kentucky infant to die of pertussis in the past 12 months, the Kentucky Department ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced that two infants have died from pertussis in the past six months. According to a release from the state, ...

(LEX 18) — Two infants have died from pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in Kentucky in the last six months, according to a release from the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two young infants have died of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, in Kentucky within the last six months. Kentucky health officials said the children are the first ones to ...

Winter is coming, and along with it, doctors are warning parents of newborns to protect the babies as they may grapple with the many illnesses that circulate at high levels when the temperatures go ...