What probably isn’t on the tip of your tongue? Whooping cough (or pertussis). It’s a respiratory infection that tends to get ...

But adults can certainly get it too. And according to CDC data, that may be increasingly likely these days: More than six times as many whooping cough cases were reported in the final week of 2024 ...

Background: Pertussis is believed to be widely underreported and under-recognized, particularly among adults. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of private practitioner-attended ...

Theoretically, the best way to decrease significantly the number of pertussis cases and deaths worldwide would be having acceptable primary series coverage rates, universal adolescent and adult ...

The U.S. confirmed at least a dozen deaths from whooping cough last year, according to preliminary figures released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That marks the most ...

A case of whooping cough has been reported at a local elementary school. The case was reported at Demmitt Elementary School, ...

While whooping cough is often just uncomfortable for adults, it can be dangerous for infants and young children. One-third of all infants who contract pertussis end up hospitalized, according to ...

and Pertussis) vaccines are recommended for children at 2, 4, 6, and 15-18 months of age, and again at 4-6 years. Adolescents and adults: A Tdap booster shot is recommended for individuals aged 11 ...