Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is in Missoula with 22 reported cases. Being vaccinated best defense.

Farr described the hallmark signs of whooping cough or pertussis.

December 2024 to March 14, 2025. In the same time period one year ago, just three cases were reported in Montana.

Adults can develop whooping cough and are often not diagnosed until later on in the illness, according to health department staff. Symptoms can include severe fits of coughing, including rapid ...

Wake County school officials confirmed a whooping cough case was detected in one of their schools. On Friday, a spokesperson for the Wake County Public School System told WRAL News a case of the ...

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness that can cause severe coughing fits. This illness is especially dangerous for infants, pregnant individuals, and those with weakened immune ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a setback in ...