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 ...

The Douglas County Health Department alerted parents of students attending Highlands Ranch High School that their children may have been exposed to pertussis, also known as whooping cough ...

Also known as whooping cough, it’s a contagious respiratory illness that can develop into a painful, full-body cough. The coughing fits can be severe, often accompanied by a whooping sound when ...