Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria, Bordetella pertussis, which can spread from person to person through the air via ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious illness. It’s highly contagious, can leave you with a hacking cough for months, and is especially dangerous to babies. The CDC reports that ...

This story was updated to add new information. Whooping cough cases in Wisconsin are 12 times higher than last year, with case counts reaching pre-pandemic levels, the Wisconsin Department of ...

LANSING, Mich. — Health officials in Michigan are urging people to stay up to date with the pertussis vaccine as cases are on the rise this year. The Michigan Department of Health and Human ...

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 ...

A young boy (18 months) with a nasty cough, trying to catch his breath. Pertussis, also know as whooping cough, has surged this year, particularly during the back-to-school period, as my colleague ...

As of 5 October 2024, a total of 17,579 pertussis cases had been reported in residents in the US (excluding territories). The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded 18,617 ...

Using data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), the CDC compared the vaccination ... childhood vaccines including polio, pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus (DTaP), measles ...

Caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis, whooping cough is also known by its clinical name, pertussis. During the first nine months of this year, there were 483 probable and ...

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

DHS shared vaccine data with the Centers for Disease Control ... The CDC noted Wisconsin children were also behind national vaccination rates for polio, pertussis and diptheria and tetanus (DTaP).