Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a bacterial respiratory infection. Initial symptoms resemble a cold but progress to intense coughing fits that can last for weeks. If infected, young babies are at ...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — A third infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky within the past 12 months, state health officials announced, marking the commonwealth's worst outbreak of the highly ...
OR ENERGY DRINKS. UPDATED FEDERAL DATA SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN THE UNITED STATES SO FAR THIS YEAR. IT IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WITH A HIGHER THAN ...
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV) - A confirmed case of whooping cough has been reported at Blue Springs High School, as health officials say cases of the highly contagious respiratory illness are on the rise ...
More than 3,500 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases have been reported in Texas so far this year, already reaching a 11-year high even though two more highly infectious months are left in the ...