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

“The disease is typically called whooping cough ... the CDC found the bacteria that causes pertussis — bacterium Bordetella ...

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 ...

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 ...

This 2016 illustration, based on electron microscope imagery, depicts Bordetella pertussis ... been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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 ...

The group is focused on the prevention of whooping cough, a life-threatening disease caused by Bordetella Pertussis, which is a highly contagious respiratory bacterium. The two groups are ...

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 ...