This factsheet explains whooping cough (pertussis) to support nurses in identifying and managing the bacterial infection.

Louisiana is seeing an alarming rise in whooping cough cases, with the state’s Department of Health reporting two infant deaths within the last six months.

UMATILLA COUNTY — In the past 20 days, eight people in the area have tested positive for pertussis, prompting the Umatilla ...

Families of students attending the school were notified Tuesday and provided a copy of the letter from the Mount Rogers ...

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 ...

Many of Georgia’s most deadly respiratory diseases have declined over the past few weeks, but others like whooping cough appear to still be broadly circulating.

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is in Missoula with 22 reported cases. Being vaccinated best defense.

Casper, Wyo. - According to the Wyoming Department of Health, there have been 30 confirmed pertussis cases in Wyoming so far this year, which is a jump from a reported ...

North Carolina is experiencing an uptick in pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, after a case was reported at a Raleigh school.

CHEYENNE -- Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) officials are concerned with the continued active, current spread of pertussis (whooping cough) across the state. Clay Van Houten, infectious disease ...