A bacterium known as Bordetella pertussis causes "whooping cough". The name refers to the whooping sound made upon breathing in during a prolonged coughing spell. This vaccine-preventable illness can be life-threatening to young children and even the elderly. In its early stages, it looks like ...
Because the cough is dry and doesn't producemucus, these spells can last up to 1 minute. Sometimes, it can cause your face to briefly turn red or purple. Most people with whooping cough havecoughing spells, but not everyone does.Infants may not make the whooping sound or even cough, but...
Placzek said being proactive is key to lowering infection numbers. "Cover your cough, wear your mask, know good hand hygiene," she said. She also said to reach out to your doctor or your child's pediatrician if you have questions about their vaccination status. More from CBS News Budg...
MINNEAPOLIS —Minnesota is seeing the highest number of whooping cough cases in eight years. The state health department reports more than a thousand cases of the respiratory infection so far this year. Last year, there were only 61 cases. Of the more than 1,019 cases of whooping cough this...
Placzek said being proactive is key to lowering infection numbers. "Cover your cough, wear your mask, know good hand hygiene," she said. She also said to reach out to your doctor or your child's pediatrician if you have questions about their vaccination status....
Before 2020, Slovakia had "dozens to hundreds" of cases per year, it added. In January, Serbian media reported the death of at least four children in a whooping cough outbreak in the capital Belgrade, with doctors blaming falling vaccinations for the spread....
More than 3,000 Czechs have caught whooping cough so far this year, the highest figure since the 1960s, with teenagers the worst hit, health authorities said Friday.