Whooping cough is highly preventable, but waning vaccine rates are leading to more outbreaks and even some infant deaths.

A nationwide surge in pertussis cases has resulted in the deaths of infants in several states across the country this year, from Kentucky to Oregon. A UT Health San Antonio infectious diseases ...

Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is an infectious disease that can cause serious and potentially life-threatening complications, especially in infants and young children, according to the ...

In an NBC News data investigation of 31 states, about 70% of counties and jurisdictions fell below the target vaccination ...

Over the last few years, the U.S. has experienced a troubling resurgence of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. It starts out like a ...

The Kentucky Department for Public Health issued a warning Nov. 24 about the collision of rising national cases of pertussis with waning vaccination rates that led to three infant deaths in the ...

A baby whose mother had not been vaccinated against whooping cough has died after contracting the infection, health officials have confirmed. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly ...

Infants can get vaccinated against whooping cough starting at 6 weeks of age. Hill Street Studios/Corbis via Getty Images Infection can cause an acute respiratory illness characterized by severe and ...

Fayetteville High School notified parents via email Friday that a student had recently been diagnosed with pertussis -- commonly known as "whooping cough" -- and recommended they monitor their ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Blue Springs High School on Tuesday sent a letter to students, staff and parents that there has been one ...

There have been 140 reported whooping cough cases in 2025 - the highest amount in the last 16 years, according to health ...