That’s double the number of cases reported compared to the same time last year, signaling another tough year ahead with ...

A dry cough is a tickly or scratchy cough that doesn't produce mucus or phlegm. Allergies, a cold, asthma, and other ...

By ensuring that infants, children, adolescents, and adults are up to date on their pertussis vaccinations, we can ...

The Wake County health department confirmed a case of pertussis at a Raleigh high school. Here’s what to know about the ...

Officials said the adult driver had a "coughing fit" and crossed the double yellow line before colliding head-on with a tree.

Whooping cough cases are more than double those seen at the same time last year, with 8,064 cases recorded nationwide so far ...

Whooping cough is also known as pertussis and is spread from person to person through the air when someone coughs or sneezes, ...

A case of whooping cough was confirmed at a second Wake County public school. Leesville Road High School in North Raleigh sent an email to parents on Wednesday, April 23, saying Wake County Health ...

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Coughing fits called paroxysms can last one to six weeks, but up to 10 weeks. The fits can get worse and more frequent. The CDC said that the best way to prevent developing whooping cough is to ...

Symptoms, however, can progress to rapid, violent cough coughing fits that can last up to 12 weeks. Infants under age one, pregnant women and immunocompromised people are at highest risk ...