A woman and her child are seen at the dedicated section for paediatric and maternity ward of a cholera treatment center, in ...

After a dip in diagnoses in recent years, cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have seen a national spike.

The good news is that most cases of whooping cough are preventable with DTaP vaccines in childhood and Tdap shots at age 11 ...

Doctors from three major health systems warn pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can cause severe coughing fits lasting months and can be fatal for infants who may stop breathing.

The U.S. CDC's Advisory Committee recommends the use of GSK's pentavalent Penmenvy vaccine as part of the adolescent ...

Vaccination rates for children have fallen below critical disease-prevention thresholds in more than 8,000 schools across the ...

Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.

Whooping cough is spread through respiratory droplets from an infected person and is mitigated by vaccination, which was first introduced in the 1940s. The modern DTaP vaccine aids in protection ...

The CDC says pertussis, also known as whooping cough, may seem like a common cold at first, but symptoms worsen over time.

In 2014-15, most SLO County districts hovered between 80-90% fully vaccinated kindergartners, according to data from the health department. This data was gathered before California tightened its laws ...

Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by RFK Jr. are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a recent ...