Alabama schools hit with whooping cough outbreaks: What parents need to know
Pertussis cases continue to pop up across Alabama as public health officials confirm a drastic increase in 2024.
Can whooping cough be life-threatening?
Whooping cough can catch one off guard. Why it isn't diagnosed at an early stage has a lot to do with its early flu-like ...
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CDC: Pertussis case reports 5 times higher than at this time last year
More than five times as many pertussis cases had been reported as of mid-October compared with the same time last year, ...
Deadly cough spreading like wildfire amid record cases
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis or the 100-day cough, is a bacterial infection that impacts the airways, causing ...
North Alabama school district confirms whooping cough case
LIMESTONE CO., Ala. ( WAFF) - State health officials confirmed a whooping cough case at a school within the Tennessee Valley.
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Washington state reports nearly 1,200 whooping cough cases so far this year
This year could shape up to be the worst year for whooping cough Washington has seen in over a decade. State health officials counted 1,193 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, across 31 counties as ...
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Six-in-one vaccine vital to guard against 100-day cough
Comprehensive coverage of the hexavalent vaccine can protect again whooping cough and polio writes Esther Nakkazi.
Health experts urge families to vaccinate as whooping cough cases increase in Michigan
Experts from the MDHHS are urging families across Michigan to get vaccinated as whooping cough cases continue to increase, ...
Michigan whooping cough cases on the rise
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has warned Michigan residents that cases of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, are on the rise.