Coughing is one of the body's defense mechanisms of getting rid of phlegm, mucus, sputum, postnasal drip, or a foreign body.

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...

Health officials declared an epidemic several weeks ago as cases spiked.

A baby has died from whooping cough during the Christmas period, marking the first fatality since the national epidemic was ...

Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...

Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

Orange County Health Services received notification of the first confirmed case of Pertussis (whooping cough) in Orange ...

Flathead County has seen a spike in pertussis, or whooping cough, cases in recent months. The county recorded 21 cases of pertussis, a respiratory disease that poses a danger to infants ...