Whooping cough is spreading faster in Louisiana than it has in more than a decade, and health officials warn that this year ...

Whooping cough is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis ... especially if they are at risk of severe disease. People diagnosed with pertussis can be given antibiotics like azithromycin ...

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

The rise in whooping cough cases comes as vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading the U.S. Health and Human Services ...

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, also known as pertussis, is an extremely contagious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Whooping cough is also called the 100 days’ cough in some countries.

Caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, this contagious respiratory infection can cause severe disease and even death. The rise in cases is attributed to multiple factors, including reduced ...

Pertussis is a very contagious respiratory illness caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis ... are at the greatest risk for severe pertussis disease and serious complications, the GCHD ...

“The crux of the disease is that it’s caused by this particular bacteria, Bordetella pertussis, which creates a toxin, and that toxin can be very damaging to our lungs,” says Amy ...

Preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... An illustration of Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough (Meredith Newlove/CDC via AP, File ...