Cases of whooping cough in California are at their highest level since before the COVID pandemic, according to data from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Figures collected by the ...

Lingering coughs after upper respiratory infections like the common cold or flu are called post-infectious or post-viral coughs. A lingering cough is mostly dry and is often referred to as "sub-acute, ...

After declining during the COVID-19 pandemic, whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has seen a 268% increase in the number of cases in 2024 as compared to 2023, according to health data.

Reported whooping cough cases so far this year are 10 times what they were for all of 2023, an uptick state health officials believe is partially attributed to declining childhood vaccination rates.

South Australians are being urged to take precautions against whooping cough as the state experiences a "massive increase" in cases. The number of reported cases is already 13 times higher than ...

The baby was reportedly just two months old, according to the ABC. Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory infection, with symptoms including cough, runny nose and a fever. Queensland ...

Queensland is experiencing its worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of a two-month-old baby this year, the state's outgoing Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says. As ...

A whooping cough epidemic has been declared by health officials, with babies at highest risk of the potentially-deadly infection. Health New Zealand said a nationally coordinated response was now in ...

The cough started when I was around 25 or 26. I noticed it right before the pandemic, and I didn’t have a bad flu or anything that brought it on. It was consistent, and I had to clear my throat ...

Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed a case of whooping cough, or pertussis. New Zealand has declared an epidemic of the disease. The health ministry said a seven-week-old baby boy, who had not ...

It can be difficult to tell bronchitis and pneumonia apart based on congestion and cough alone. However, these two conditions have very different causes, symptoms, and treatments. The big ...