Four cases at Hurricane High School of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, were confirmed by Marshall Health Network ...

With people gathering indoors in the cold weather, it can be easy to catch illnesses, and health officials are giving tips on ...

There have been five confirmed cases of whooping cough (pertussis) in Putnam County, the West Virginia Bureau for Public ...

Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

An infectious disease specialist on Thursday called a few cases of a rare, vaccine-preventable respiratory illness in Cabell and Putnam counties “a wakeup call” for what could happen if West ...

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart ...

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

Marshall Health Network is confirming cases of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, in West Virginia. Four cases ...

Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.