The U.S. confirmed at least a dozen deaths from whooping cough last year, according to preliminary figures released this week ...

Mohan said whooping cough is a contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, a bacteria that only affects humans. Cold-like symptoms are usually the first signs of whooping cough.

Whooping cough, due to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis ... with waning immunity are especially vulnerable to disease. Since pertussis is one of the vaccine-preventable diseases ...

For the first time since 2019, Belmont County three residents have been diagnosed with pertussis, or whooping cough, ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis ... child is vaccinated against the disease. The main sign is strong ...

Condition affects about 16m people per year, and accounts for about 160,700 deaths in children younger than five ...

The progression of this disease’s comeback is nothing short ... Whooping cough, caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis, starts sneakily enough. You might think you just have a cold ...

Pediatrician Dr. Scott Cyrus shares essential information about the disease and how parents can protect their children. Whooping cough, scientifically known as Bordetella pertussis, is a highly ...

Whooping cough is a respiratory illness caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria that releases toxins to damage parts of the respiratory system lining, causing airways to swell. Early symptoms ...

Three adults with the disease have recently died ... household receive a course of antibiotics effective against Bordetella pertussis—typically, a five-day course of azithromycin,” Cieslak ...

Despite vaccine availability, pertussis incidence has been increasing steadily in the last decade. A shift in disease burden ... monitoring of circulating Bordetella pertussisstrains is needed ...