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Whooping cough is surging. Here's what you can do to protect yourself.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Infection can cause an ...
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Whooping cough is making a comeback, but the vaccine provides powerful protection

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Infants can get vaccinated against whooping cough starting at 6 weeks of age. Hill Street Studios/Corbis via Getty Images ...
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Whooping cough has hit 4,598 US cases as child vaccination rates slip

Whooping cough cases in the United States have reached 4,598 on a cumulative year-to-date basis, according to provisional ...
Forbes

Whooping Cough Is Spreading Quickly. Here’s How To Prevent It

A young boy (18 months) with a nasty cough, trying to catch his breath. Pertussis, also know as whooping cough, has surged this year, particularly during the back-to-school period, as my colleague ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Whooping cough cases have surged past 28,000, far above recent years

Whooping cough infected more Americans in 2025 than in any year since the pandemic began, with the CDC recording 28,783 ...
Forbes

Whooping Cough Cases Rise In U.S. Following Pattern Seen Worldwide

Public health experts are sounding the alarm as whooping cough cases increase nationwide. Numbers have quadrupled as of week 33, reported on August 17, 2024, compared to the same time period in 2023, ...
Medscape

Pertussis Rates Up Compared With Recent Years

Pertussis cases in the United States have increased fourfold compared with the same time period last year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Reports from ...
Healio

'Think, test and treat’ when dealing with pertussis, an old foe

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW YORK — Pertussis is one of the top 10 leading causes of death worldwide and remains a concern in the U.S.
Medscape

Falling Vaccinations Contribute to Rising Pertussis Numbers

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show significant spikes in pertussis cases compared with last year, especially in several urban areas including New York, Illinois, ...
CNN

Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as cases climb nationally

In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin has never seen another illness like pertussis. Also known as whooping cough, it’s a contagious respiratory illness that ...
Medical Xpress

Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy found to increase quantity and quality of antibodies protecting the baby

Researchers at the University of Turku have participated in a study in which vaccinating women with acellular pertussis vaccine in pregnancy boosted the quantity and quality of pertussis-specific ...
Newsweek

Map Reveals Where Whooping Cough Cases Soared Last Year

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Cases of whooping cough rose to more than 35,000 in the U.S. in 2024, ...