State and local health officials are seeing skyrocketing cases of whooping cough, and experts are sounding the alarm it could join the outbreak of measles in impacting thousands of Americans.

Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, according to a ProPublica report, and cases skyrocketed by 1,500% nationwide since a 2021 low point ...

In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough. Washington state recently announced its first confirmed death from pertussis ...

(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, it’s not just measles on the rise - whooping cough cases have jumped more than 1,500% nationwide since 2021. Experts warn that ...

Student Health said students should update their tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccine to protect against whooping cough. (Henry Kofman / Daily Trojan) Whooping cough cases remain at an ...

Four children died from measles and whooping cough, preventable diseases. Sen. Bill Cassidy and other health officials advocate for vaccinations. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ...

Japan has seen a sharp rise in whooping cough cases with the number of patients recorded in the first three months of this year surpassing the entirety of those in 2024. According to the Japan ...

Pertussis, a respiratory illness also known as whooping cough, sickened 2,081 residents in 2024. It was the third consecutive annual increase, and a 19-fold jump from the 110 cases reported in 2023.

Japan is facing an alarming spike in whooping cough cases, with the outbreak hitting children the hardest and putting infants at serious risk. According to the Japan Institute for Health Security ...

Whooping cough has swept across Japan, with the number of cases reported so far this year exceeding that of the entire year of 2024. From the beginning of this year to March 30, the cumulative ...