Croup in kids occurs due to a viral infection in the vocal cords and the trachea (windpipe). The infection causes swelling and narrowing of the upper airway, making it difficult for air to pass ...

Croup usually starts with a mild, cold-like illness, characterised by a runny nose, mild fever (around 38.5 °C), and, ...

And while older children and adults fare better than babies in avoiding the worst outcomes of the illness, "whooping cough is still a miserable experience," says Dr. Andrew Pavia, director of the ...

Two infants have died of whooping cough in Louisiana in the past six months, according to the surgeon general of the state’s health department. The deaths from this vaccine-preventable illness ...

Chronic cough in children, typically defined as a cough persisting for more than four weeks, remains a significant clinical concern with diverse aetiologies and potential long‐term sequelae.

Whooping cough is highly infectious, and in young children, symptoms can be life-threatening. Severe complications include pneumonia and apnea, says Harris. For this reason, the DTaP vaccination ...

Data also show the whooping cough vaccine coverage among kindergarteners in North Carolina has dropped overall in recent years, from 96.5% before the 2014-15 school year to 93.5% by the 2023-24 ...

Whooping cough (pertussis) infections continue to rise in the U.S., with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimating more than 17,600 cases as of Oct. 5. That’s more than a ...

New England has had 866 reported cases of whooping cough this year, up from 60 cases last year. In Massachusetts, there have been 541 cases so far this year compared to 11 cases last year.

Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, according to preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease Control ...

When Brady was born, “I felt complete,” Alcaide says. But two months later, he developed a bad cough. It quickly progressed, and on January 28, 2012, Brady died from what the family would ...