With more and more young kids opting out of vaccines, the cases of pertussis or whooping cough have been on the rise in the United States of America, with more than six times as many cases of the ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection. By Teddy Rosenbluth After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced ...

For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or pertussis ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a bacterial respiratory infection. Initial symptoms resemble a cold but progress to intense coughing fits that can last for weeks. If infected, young babies are at ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Holiday cheer is in the air, and so are infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whooping cough cases in the United States are beginning to ...

Whooping cough cases in the United States have reached 4,598 on a cumulative year-to-date basis, according to provisional federal surveillance data, as kindergarten vaccination coverage for DTaP and ...

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee and ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise, with Kentucky reporting its third infant death since the start of the year. "KDPH confirmed none of the infants who died of pertussis in Kentucky over the past 12 ...

There have been over 25,000 reported cases of whooping cough in the United States, according to updated federal data so far this year, ABC News reports. The number of cases is significantly higher ...

Whooping cough cases are up again in 2025, data shows. For the 48th week of the year ending Nov. 29, there were more than 25,800 cases of whooping cough in the United States in 2025. Weekly cases have ...

OR ENERGY DRINKS. UPDATED FEDERAL DATA SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN THE UNITED STATES SO FAR THIS YEAR. IT IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WITH A HIGHER THAN ...