The Laredo Public Health Department reports a rise in whooping cough cases and is urging vaccinations to protect infants and ...

The total number of cases in the same time frame from 2024 to 2025 have nearly doubled, rising from just over 5,000 to more ...

The Office of the Chief Medical Officer has confirmed two identified cases of pertussis on the island with no known link between the cases, potentially suggesting that the infection is circulating ...

This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough, based on electron microscope imagery.

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That’s compared with ...

FILE - This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on electron microscope imagery, depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough.

CNN: What causes whooping cough? Dr. Leana Wen: Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. These bacteria are spread ...

People infected with pertussis can spread the bacteria from the time their symptoms start until at least two weeks after coughing begins. Many cases of pertussis may be spread by people who think ...

depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough. (Meredith Newlove/CDC via AP, File) (Uncredited) Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough ...

FILE - This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on electron microscope imagery, depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough.