Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.

An infant in Kentucky who was unvaccinated against pertussis, or whooping cough, has died, marking the third death from the ...

Whooping cough (or pertussis) cases are on the rise, causing concerns of a resurgence of the highly contagious disease.

As of Nov. 19, there have been 566 cases of whooping cough in Kentucky. State health officials expect more cases by the end of 2025.

Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has claimed the life of another infant in the state, marking the third such ...

Another infant has died of whooping cough in Kentucky, becoming the third child to die of the illness in the last 12 months ...

An infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky, the third such instance in the past 12 months, state health officials ...

New details from health officials suggest the whooping cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping ...

A third infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky within the past 12 months, state health officials announced.

A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection that is being seen more across the U.S. due in ...