Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is spreading rapidly in North Carolina, and data show it isn’t slowing down anytime ...

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Onion-scented air cannot be used to treat coughing children, paediatricians told AFP after Malaysians shared the old claim ...

On Friday, a spokesperson for the Wake County Public School System told WRAL News a case of the illness was detected in an ...

UMATILLA COUNTY — In the past 20 days, eight people in the area have tested positive for pertussis, prompting the Umatilla ...

Dr. Jyoti Somani with Jackson Health offers her expertise after an isolated case at a Miami high school. A key point: People ...

School-aged children and infants have made up the most cases in 2025, according to NCDHHS, and 49 percent of the people diagnosed are up to date on their pertussis vaccination.

“If you have a kid with pink eye, cough, rash — and usually a fever, as well — we’re isolating the room.” In serious cases, ...

North Carolina law requires that all children get immunized against several illnesses, including whooping cough. The diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP/Tdap) vaccine, which protects against ...