As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...
Medical professionals are stressing the urgency of vaccinations as Oregon reached its highest number of whooping cough cases since 1950. The Oregon Health Authority recorded 1,105 cases of pertussis ...
Children aged 8 weeks to 17 years who were fully vaccinated against pertussis infection according to the vaccination schedule were less likely to be hospitalised with a pertussis infection. The number ...