Whooping cough and Norovirus cases continue rising every year post-pandemic, and some local doctors have a few guesses as to ...

Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...

Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is on the rise across southwest Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health ...

Parents of children in Ki-Be schools were warned that people of all ages can get whooping cough. People with lung disease, such as asthma, and those with a weakened immune system also are at ...

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Antibiotics can help treat the infection but only if it’s caught within the first few weeks MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of whooping cough in the U.S. continue to climb, according to ...

The number of whooping cough cases in Florida soared in 2024. From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of Health reported 715 cases of pertussis – an eight-fold increase over ...

The disease is called whooping cough because of the high-pitched gasping ... “It felt like there was a knife in my lung, and my brain was pounding.” Since 2003, pertussis has killed eight ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - At least one case of whooping cough has been confirmed at a Caddo Parish school. In a letter from the Caddo Parish School Board on Jan. 29, they said one student at Youree ...

Whooping cough is very contagious, which means that it spreads easily to others. Your child should stay home from child care or school at least until they have finished five days of antibiotics.