A new nasal whooping cough vaccine showed an ability to prevent both infection and transmission of the disease in mice. Current vaccines offer treatment but fail to halt transmission of the bacteria ...

As whooping cough cases rise in the U.S., a new nasal vaccine developed by Tulane University may hold the key to reducing the ...

Washington state officials warned of a "sharp increase" in whooping cough cases compared to this time last year, mirroring a ...

This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough, based on electron microscope imagery.

AUSTIN, Texas — State and local health officials are warning of a surging number of cases of pertussis, or whooping ... bacteria Bordetella pertussis. It often spreads through small particles of the ...

As whooping cough cases rise in the U.S., a new nasal vaccine developed by Tulane University may hold the key to reducing the spread of the highly ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It spreads through droplets of infected people when coughing and ...

Caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis, whooping cough is also known by its clinical name, pertussis. During the first nine months of this year, there were 483 probable and ...

Highly contagious whooping cough is on the upswing across the U.S. – including here in Wood County. Since the start of 2024, ...

Later stages of pertussis can include severe coughing fits, a “whoop” sound caused by the person gasping for air between ...

AUSTIN, Texas — State and local health officials are warning of a surging number of cases of pertussis, or whooping cough ... illness caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis.