But adults can certainly get it, too. And according to CDC data, that may be increasingly likely these days: More than six times as many whooping cough cases were reported in the final week of ...

Health professionals have recognized higher-than-normal cases of whooping cough in Caldwell County this year and are advising vaccination and other precautions to reduce the spread of the contagious ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WPVI) -- A cough is supposed to protect the lungs and windpipe from irritants. But coughs that go on and on can be annoying - or signs of bigger problems. Chronic coughs can ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is spreading rapidly in North Carolina, and data show it isn’t slowing down anytime ...

The CDC recommends the whooping cough vaccine, also known as the pertussis vaccine, for everyone, including: Babies Children Preteens Adults Pregnant people The vaccine is especially important for ...

Study Objective. To psychometrically evaluate a cough-specific quality-of-life questionnaire (CQLQ) in adults. Design. Prospective evaluation of CQLQ using three different cohorts of adult ...

Officials at the Caldwell County Health Department (CCHD) have noticed higher-than-usual pertussis activity, also known as ...

Whooping cough, also known as Pertussis ... risk for severe illness or worse are young children, infants and older adults. According to the Centers for Disease Control, vaccination is the best ...