Whooping cough cases are increasing in the United States. More than 8,000 cases reported in 2025. Bordetella pertussis ...

Whooping cough is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis, which had plummeted to record lows during the COVID-19 pandemic, likely due to more people at the time wearing masks and staying home ...

This Gram-stained photomicrograph depicts numbers of Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which is the etiologic pathogen for pertussis, also known as whooping cough. A case of the disease was found in ...

This swab is then tested for the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Health care professionals may also consider the person's symptoms and whether they were recently exposed to any whooping cough cases.

Every year 2.4 million people die from whooping cough Symptoms start showing up within 5-10 days after exposure Watery eyes and other cold-like symptoms are a typical early symptom of pertussis ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a very contagious bacterial infection. It starts like cold symptoms and then develops into the classic, persistent, whooping cough.

100-day cough, pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It thrives on close contact, spreading through coughing ...

Confirmed cases of whooping cough passed 10,000 in June, data published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) ...

November 15, 2019 / 10:56 AM EST / CBS Philadelphia MACUNGIE, Pa. (CBS) - Cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been reported in the East Penn School District.