Your doctor can confirm infection via blood test or mucus sample. A bacterium called Bordetella pertussis causes whooping cough, an upper respiratory disease formally known as pertussis.

The disease, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis ... This is an exponential uptick, and that is striking and overcomes any testing bias.” Testing for pertussis is done by collecting a sample ...

"Everybody in public health right now is very worried about pertussis,” she said. Whooping cough is a high contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis and is ...

The best defense against pertussis is vaccination. The DTaP vaccine and the Tdap booster provide effective protection, reducing the risk of severe illness and limiting the spread. Parents should ...

"When pertussis strikes a household in which an infant or pregnant person lives, we recommend all members of the household receive a course of antibiotics effective against Bordetella pertussis ...

Cancel anytime. This 2016 illustration, based on electron microscope imagery, depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough. MILWAUKEE — Whooping cough is at its highest ...

The number of whooping cough cases in Florida soared in 2024. From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of Health reported 715 cases of pertussis – an eight-fold increase over ...

Pertussis is a very contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. The whooping cough name comes from the “whoop” sound an infected person may make when trying to ...

According to a report in NBC News, this jump in cases is due to waning vaccine protection, lower vaccination rates and improved testing ... A bacteria called Bordetella pertussis causes whooping ...

The disease, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis ... and that is striking and overcomes any testing bias.” Testing for pertussis is done by collecting a sample from the back of the ...