Doctors around the state are reporting an increase in pertussis cases, known as whooping cough. "Whooping cough is a bacterial infection that's caused by a bacterium called Bordetella pertussis. It's ...

Haywood County health officials say another case of pertussis has been confirmed, increasing the total number of active cases to seven.

Experts at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) said the rising cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in the ...