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

Whooping cough cases are rising across the country, with the CDC reporting a nearly 270% increase in Colorado between 2023 ...

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

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.

where they were analyzed and it was found that no virus is involved in the disease of these children. In fact, it is the bacterium bordetella pertussis, responsible for whooping cough. In hot and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A child in Spokane County died of whooping cough in November, marking the first fatality from the disease in Washington in ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines—Despite the supposed availability of vaccines, several areas in the Philippines are hit by an outbreak of ...

ILiAD Biotechnologies, LLC, a biotech company developing BPZE1, the most advanced next generation intranasal pertussis vaccine to protect against whooping cough, today announced that following a ...