2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria based on ...

Washington state officials warned of a "sharp increase" in whooping cough cases compared to this time last year, mirroring a ...

Whooping cough, due to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite widespread pertussis immunization in childhood ...

Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria, Bordetella pertussis, which can spread from person to person through the air via droplets of saliva, according to the DHS. It can be spread by a sick person ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County Health Department said Wednesday that cases of pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” have spiked in recent weeks. About a month ago, DCHD said 15 ...

Also known as pertussis, whooping cough gets its nickname from the sound made during coughing fits among the people it ...

Pantig is trying to figure out why cases of Whooping Cough, also known as pertussis, are increasing. "I'm just wondering why we had this Whooping Cough? What caused it? Where it came from?" ...

WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. — Several students at Washington State University (WSU) have been diagnosed with a confirmed case of pertussis, which is also known as whooping cough. Whitman County Public ...

The FDA has approved use of GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix (Tdap) vaccine for use during the third trimester of pregnancy, for prevention of pertussis (whooping cough) in infants younger than two ...

Watch as Border Collie Jax, who had inhaled a 5cm long grass seed, recovers from his chronic cough - thanks to Shania Twain. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

Can you tell us about that? Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and, like measles, is transmitted by the respiratory route. So again, during the ...