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Whooping cough cases on the rise, doctors explain who may need a booster vaccine
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 4 days agoBordetella pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a very contagious respiratory illness....
Health department: Whooping cough outbreak declared in Lexington
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe number of Lexington cases has increased in three weeks to nine with the new cases involving an...
Whooping cough cases rising at Lexington high schools. Here’s what you need to know
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPertussis, or whooping cough, is spreading at Lexington schools with six total cases so far, and all...
Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be answer - EconoTimes
EconoTimes· 6 days agoA large outbreak of pertussis (more commonly known as whooping cough) has been ongoing in the UK...
Update: Community-wide pertussis outbreak declared
Cottage Grove Sentinel· 6 days agoLane County Public Health (LCPH) has declared a community-wide pertussis outbreak due to a surge in cases surpassing typical community, regional, or...
LFCHD declares whooping cough an outbreak
WKYT Lexington· 20 hours agoThe Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has declared pertussis or whooping cough in outbreak status.
Lane County Public Health declares community-wide pertussis outbreak
KEZI 9 Eugene· 6 days agoLane County Public Health officials declared on Wednesday a community-wide outbreak of pertussis, an...
Map shows whooping cough hotspots as 'worst outbreak in 40 years' kills 5 babies
The US Sun· 6 days agoUKHSA said last week that 2,793 cases of the bacterial lung infection - also known as pertussis -...
LFCHD: Case of whooping cough confirmed at Lafayette High School
LEX 18 Lexington· 7 days agoA case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been confirmed at Lafayette High School,...
NY trails in adult vaccination rates for tetanus, key diseases. Did pandemic make it worse?
Gannett via AOL· 9 hours agoThe first sign is most commonly spasms of the jaw muscles, or "lockjaw.” Other symptoms can include:...