Whooping cough wave nears decade high, CDC reports
14,569 cases of whooping cough have been reported in total for 2024 so far — four times higher than the agency's reported totals from this time last year. Whooping cough can last for weeks to months, with symptoms normally appearing about a week after first being exposed to a contagious person with the infection.
Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, ...
Infectious diseases experts attribute the surge in cases of whooping cough — also known as pertussis — to a dip in ...
A local school district is warning its parents and guardians about possible exposure to pertussis, also known as whooping ...
The total number of cases reported has reached 286. Officials say case numbers are rising in Anchorage, but falling statewide ...
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is an illness caused by bacteria spread from person to person through the air. “It’s spread through respiratory droplets, explained Dr. Mona Gahunia ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — State health officials are urging doctors to be on the lookout for cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and ...
Kettering Fairmont Hight School alerted families Friday that the school received notice of a confirmed case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial ...
We are entering the cold and flu season, but doctors say there's another respiratory illness that's on the rise. Experts say whooping cough cases are spreading. Doctor Theresa Horton from Utica ...
Kathy Bell, Anchorage School District director of healthcare services, holds a dose of the DTaP vaccine in her office on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. DTaP protects against pertussis. A number of pertussis ...
As of September 12, there have been 708 cases of pertussis in Minnesota, according to MDH. Last year there were 61.
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