MSDH recommends that pregnant women receive a single dose of Tdap in the 27th to 36th week of pregnancy, as it will offer ...

Also known as whooping cough, pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease that causes uncontrollable, violent coughs ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health has issued a health alert due to a significant increase in pertussis cases, urging ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has issued a health alert following a significant increase in pertussis (whooping cough) cases across the state. As of July 10, 2025, Mississippi has ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) issued a health alert warning the public about an increase in pertussis cases (whooping cough) in the state. As of ...

It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared diseases in the U.S., experts say, causing some terrified parents to keep ...

State Health Officer tells Board of Health he’s confident MSDH will move through federal funding challenges, noting the ...

The grief of a mother whose child died of whooping cough drives her to urge parents to get their kids vaccinated. Such ...

A whooping cough outbreak has hit Haywood County, with six cases confirmed as of July 10 — up from five cases when the ...

Washington state reported 25 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve as a reminder of the disease's continued surge here and nationwide.

After whooping cough struck, ‘she was gone’ Every night, Katie Van Tornhout rubs a plaster cast of a tiny foot, a vestige of the daughter she lost to whooping cough at just 37 days old.

Washington state reported 27 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serves as a reminder of the disease’s continued surge here and nationwide ...