A harsh, hacking cough is making a comeback across North Carolina - and health experts say it's reaching levels the state hasn't seen in 70 years. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly ...

When there's an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, state health officials typically take certain steps to alert residents and issue public updates about the growing threat. That's standard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are soaring nationwide, Wisconsin seems to be sidestepping another outbreak this ...

A highly contagious respiratory illness is on the rise in the United States this year. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More cases of whooping cough have been reported in North Carolina in 2025 than in the past 70 years. Buncombe County Public Health ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a bacterial respiratory infection. Initial symptoms resemble a cold but progress to intense coughing fits that can last for weeks. If infected, young babies are at ...

Although cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are soaring nationwide, Wisconsin seems to be sidestepping another outbreak this winter. In 2024, Wisconsin saw its worst year for whooping cough in ...