Newswise — When is whooping cough not whooping cough? When you’re dealing with babies, explains Sindhu Mohandas, MD, Attending Physician in Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That's compared with 4,266 ...

When someone has whooping cough, the sound can be unmistakable: A deep, gasping "whoop" as they struggle to catch their breath between fits of coughing. Now, this once-rare illness, also known as ...

Young girl coughs while wrapped in a blanket. Whooping cough can cause severe bouts of coughing. But babies, who are most vulnerable to the disease, may not cough at all. Cases of whooping cough are ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Whooping cough, a highly infectious respiratory infection that laid low in recent years, has come roaring back. In Ohio, whooping cough cases have doubled in a year, spiking from ...

Two children have died of whooping cough in the United States so far in 2026, and health officials say the bacterial infection is once again working through its familiar seasonal climb. Federal ...

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee and ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a bacterial respiratory infection. Initial symptoms resemble a cold but progress to intense coughing fits that can last for weeks. If infected, young babies are at ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases ...

Learn more about whooping cough cases in the U.S., which are rising to pre-pandemic rates as pandemic restrictions are reduced. Whooping cough cases are increasing in the United States, having hit ...

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That's compared with 4,266 ...