In his third and final reason, he says it could be whooping cough. Whooping cough (pertussis) is an infection of the lungs ...

Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.

The good news is that most cases of whooping cough are preventable with DTaP vaccines in childhood and Tdap shots at age 11 ...

If a person is severely ill with whooping cough, the CDC advises that they may need to be admitted to the hospital so that ...

After a dip in diagnoses in recent years, cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have seen a national spike.

Doctors from three major health systems warn pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can cause severe coughing fits lasting months and can be fatal for infants who may stop breathing.

Doctor Sooj, a board-certified family medicine doctor, has gone viral after sharing a video on TikTok where he explained ...

More severe complications can include apnea (the sudden, temporary cessation of breathing), pneumonia, rib fractures from severe coughing, and even death. Adults can catch whooping cough ...

Cases of the highly contagious bacterial infection have reportedly risen by more than 1,500 percent nationwide since 2021.

Low-grade fever. A mild, occasional cough that gradually becomes more severe. In infants, apnea, or a sudden interruption in breathing, is common. This may be the only symptom in some infants ...

Posting to TikTok for his 237,000 followers, Doctor Sooj said: ": "I have seen so many people with a chronic cough recently, ...