More than 3,500 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported in Texas so far this year, according to state figures, roughly four times the number as last year and the highest since ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Public health officials investigating a 2004 outbreak of whooping cough, or pertussis, among newborns in Texas identified the source as a health-care worker where the ...

Whooping cough and croup are both contagious respiratory infections. Whooping cough causes a high pitched, gasping cough, while croup causes a barking, seal-like cough. Whooping cough and croup are ...

A woman turned to Reddit after learning her close friend kept quiet about a contagious illness that left her severely ill and ended their friendship Getty A mom hosted her son’s birthday party, later ...

Although a vaccine against Bordetella pertussis, the bacteria responsible for the development of whooping cough, was initially introduced in the late 1940s, recent outbreaks, including one in ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, has been on the rise in Texas, prompting physicians to urge parents to get their children vaccinated, according to East Texas Matters. “The cough is exhausting, but in ...

Doctors warn that not every winter cough is caused by pollution—some may signal early pneumonia. Understanding your symptoms ...