Within one to two weeks, the cough becomes more intense — harsh, violent fits that leave you gasping for air. Sometimes, a ...

It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

Whooping cough cases in Washington state increased sharply, with 2,261 cases in 2024 compared to 87 in 2023, coinciding with a decline in vaccination rates among young children from 73% in 2019 to ...

According to the state’s recent annual summary on whooping cough, or pertussis, there were 2,261 confirmed and probable cases in Washington in 2024. There were 87 cases in 2023.

Vaccination rates for whooping cough fell from 73% in 2019 to 65% last year among children between 1 ½ and 3 years old, ... Whooping cough symptoms usually start five to 21 days after exposure, ...

The state Department of Health in a Friday statement said the rise in cases last year was “staggering” and coincides with a drop in whooping cough vaccination rates among young children. Similar ...

Whooping cough cases persist in Oregon, Washington. Posted: June 13, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. Washington health officials say they saw a dramatic surge, and in Oregon, a majority of ...

OLYMPIA 6/13/2025 – Washington state experienced a dramatic surge in whooping cough cases in 2024, with 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported – a staggering 25-fold increase from 87 ...

Since the last British Thoracic Society (BTS) guideline on CC in Adults in 2006,4 there has been major progress in the diagnosis, and therapy of this condition but it remains a challenging area with a ...

And it’s not only Australia witnessing this surge. In the United States, whooping cough cases are at their highest since 1948, with deaths reported in several states, including two infants. In ...

Two infants have died from whooping cough over the last six months in Kentucky, the most since 2018. (NKyTribune file) “Anyone can get whooping cough, but infants are at greatest risk for life ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two young infants have died of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, in Kentucky within the last six months. Kentucky health officials said the children are the first ...