Parents at Oakland Middle School, Oakland High School, and at the McFadden School of Excellence have all gotten calls that ...

Jenkins Middle School has emailed parents with information about the potential spread of whooping cough among seventh-grade ...

The Rutherford County School (RCS) system alerted parents of one of its high schools to a student case of whooping cough this ...

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

Local health experts are raising concern as cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, continue to spread in the region. The highly contagious respiratory ...

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

Only four cases of the disease commonly known as whooping cough were reported from 2020 to 2023. "It's a big jump. It's pretty concerning," said Dr. Nadia Asif, a Saint Vincent Hospital pediatrician. ...

Northwest Public Schools shared that two students have been diagnosed with pertussis (whooping cough) on Monday.

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

Jan. 18—Flathead County has seen a spike in pertussis, or whooping cough, cases in recent months. The county recorded 21 cases of pertussis, a respiratory disease that poses a danger to infants, in ...

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...

Outlaw Inn may get new owner, local history museum displays region’s logging history, and whooping cough cases jump in ...