Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a vaccination-preventable illness that has been on the rise in the United States.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Whooping cough, a highly infectious respiratory infection that laid low in recent years, has come roaring back. In Ohio, whooping cough cases have doubled in a year, spiking from ...

The name whooping cough might conjure up images of disease spreading in Victorian England but the illness can strike thousands of people during outbreaks, which occur every three to five years. Surges ...

Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection. By Teddy Rosenbluth After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced ...

Whooping cough is highly preventable, but waning vaccine rates are leading to more outbreaks and even some infant deaths.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Pertussis surged across North Carolina in 2024–25, reporting the highest cases in 70 years. Declining vaccination rates and ...

Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the week ending April 12, at least 8,064 whooping cough cases have ...

As of Dec. 6, the CDC logged 26,632 cases of whooping cough in 2025. The last time the U.S. saw so many cases was more than a decade ago in 2014.

OR ENERGY DRINKS. UPDATED FEDERAL DATA SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN THE UNITED STATES SO FAR THIS YEAR. IT IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WITH A HIGHER THAN ...