Cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have risen sharply in the U.S. Here's how to protect yourself and your family.

Parents and guardians of Springboro Schools children are being told to monitor their children after district officials Wednesday learned there has been a case of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) identified ...

In children, pooled estimates of sensitivity and specificity were generated for only 1 clinical feature: posttussive vomiting. A guideline based on a high-quality systematic review has been developed ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

The dangers of pertussis to infants and children, like the one above receiving an inoculation in 2003, are well understood. Many people don't know, however, that older people are also at risk.

Pertussis, a respiratory disease characterized by paroxysmal coughing, is rapidly spreading in Japan, with the number of cases this year reaching an all-time high. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun on ...

Cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in the Upstate, according the Department of Health and Environmental Control.DHEC officials said the confirmed cases are in Anderson County and have ...

MANY questions about the immunologic mechanism responsible for the permanence of immunity after an attack of whooping cough are still obscure, in spite of a large number of clinical and experimental ...

Bordetella Pertussis bacteria In adult patients, pooled estimates of sensitivity and specificity were generated for 4 clinical features: paroxysmal cough, posttussive vomiting, inspiratory whoop, and ...