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

A baby has died in Queensland after contracting whooping cough as the nation grapples with its largest epidemic of the ...

An outbreak of a debilitating coughing condition has killed one baby and made 50 more people unwell at a popular European ...

Whooping cough is on the rise nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In mid-October, the CDC reported more than 18,500 cases nationwide of pertussis, commonly ...

A two-month-old baby has died as an unprecedented whooping cough epidemic continues to spread across Australia.

A two-month-old baby in Queensland has died after contracting a whooping cough infection amid the state confronting its worst ...

Queensland is experiencing its worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of a two-month-old baby this year, ...

A baby has died in Queensland after contracting whooping cough as the nation grapples with its largest epidemic of the ...

Whooping cough — highly contagious and potentially dangerous — has surged in California to levels not seen since the start of ...

Whanganui has been identified as a whooping cough hotspot as the country deals with an ongoing outbreak of cases. An ESR ...