A South Dakota child has died with a dual infection of pertussis and influenza, state says. What are the symptoms of ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

How can a long-standing cough that does not produce phlegm, and stops as soon as you fall asleep, be cured by watching a ...

The City of Lubbock has confirmed a positive case of measles in an area school-aged child who was recently treated at a ...

Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Parents have been asked to monitor their children amid a whooping outbreak at a Colorado ...

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.

A child and a teenager have died from influenza, the state health department said Monday. They are the first two pediatric ...

Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, grandparents and baby sitters should be up to date on their whooping cough ...

Flu levels are above baseline statewide, with the positivity rate being 34.3 percent. The Oklahoma State Department of Health ...

According to the NHS, a hacking cough is the primary symptom of the illness. One clear distinction is that a ...

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 ...