Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...
If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart ...
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reports that this week’s new case brings the total number of cases reported ...
A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.
A Heywood Hospital doctor advises greater Gardner residents on how to protect themselves against a quademic of respiratory ...
Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.
The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...
Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...
From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of Health reported 715 cases of pertussis – an eight-fold increase over the year before, which had 85 cases. Following a nationwide ...
Should elderly people living with persons with respiratory conditions, and elderly persons with respiratory conditions, be ...
Orange County Health Services received notification of the first confirmed case of Pertussis (whooping cough) in Orange ...