"Whooping cough is highly contagious, and the contagious period depends on treatment," Charlie says. Without antibiotics Individuals are contagious for up to 3 weeks after coughing begins.

In fact, about a third of infants who contract whooping cough under the age of 1 need treatment in a hospital, according to the CDC. Hospitalization is most common in infants younger than 6 months ...

Whooping cough cases more than quadrupled in California in 2024, rising from 644 cases in 2023 to 2,753 cases the following year, the state’s most recent data shows.

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

Texas has reported 1,064 cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, as of April 15 this year, according to preliminary data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Centers for Disease Control announced 17 new cases of whooping cough, bringing the number of ...

Whooping cough cases are surging in California with rates returning to pre-pandemic levels, medical experts said. As of April 26, a total of 590 Californians had contracted the highly contagious ...