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

Health officials have confirmed the first pertussis, also called whooping cough, death in Washington since 2011.

SRHD stated that although whooping cough was confirmed as the cause of ... often followed by a “whooping” sound when the person inhales. The disease can be especially dangerous for infants ...

The U.S. confirmed at least a dozen deaths from whooping cough last year, according to preliminary figures released this week ...

The first whooping cough death in Washington since 2011 has been confirmed in Spokane County last week. According to Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), a child under the age of 5 died in ...

Early signs of whooping cough in adults look very much like a common cold, Dr. Loafman says. For the first week or so of ...

which sounds like “whoop,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As shown on News Center 7 at 6:00, Dr. Nancy Pook, with Kettering Health, said whooping cough is ...

This can create the high-pitched “whooping” sound that gives the illness its name. The cough of pertussis has also been called the “100-day cough” because it may last for months.

Whooping cough deaths in the US hit a record high with cases surging nationwide Learn why pertussis is so dangerous its symptoms causes and prevention tips ...

The CDC said initial symptoms of whooping cough are very similar to the common cold and are easily overlooked and passed on to infants or children. People who exhibit short bursts of severe coughs, ...