Whooping cough outbreaks
About Whooping Cough Outbreaks - CDC
Key points · Pertussis (whooping cough) is common in the United States, with frequent outbreaks. · Protecting people at highest risk of serious ...
Pertussis Surveillance and Trends | Whooping Cough - CDC
Since then, reported cases remained elevated until the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Several factors have likely contributed to the ...
U.S. whooping cough outbreak is the worst in a decade - NPR
America is experiencing its worst whooping cough outbreak in a decade. Experts say there's a cyclical nature to outbreaks like this but that ...
Whooping cough cases are on the rise: 5 things to know
Cases of a bacterial lung infection known as whooping cough, or pertussis, have been on the rise, with more than double the number of cases ...
History of whooping cough: Outbreaks and vaccine timeline
1948. In the U.S., the whooping cough (pertussis), diphtheria and tetanus vaccines are combined into one licensed vaccine called the diphtheria, tetanus toxoid ...
Over 9,000 cases of pertussis were reported in California during 2010, the most in over 60 years, including 10 infant deaths. In 2014, 11,209 ...
Nearly 170 whooping cough cases reported in two months
Nearly 170 whooping cough cases reported in two months; chickenpox outbreaks impact three schools ... Whooping cough cases continue to soar in ...
Whooping cough cases spike in the U.S., after people missed ... - NPR
Reported cases of people with whooping cough are returning to pre-pandemic levels, when the U.S. typically saw more than 10,000 cases each year, ...
Whooping cough: how do we explain its resurgence in 2024 in ...
The largest whooping cough outbreak for at least 25 years ... Since the COVID period, the regularity of whooping cough cycles has been disrupted.
Whooping cough spikes, especially among unvaccinated teens
The new numbers are a sign that whooping cough cases are returning to pre-pandemic levels, when about 10,000 cases were reported per year, ...
Immunizations: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Whooping cough can cause pneumonia, which is an infection in the lungs. Half of all babies with whooping cough need care in a hospital. Some even die. Vaccines ...
Whooping cough outbreak: Infections have quadrupled in U.S.
Pertussis, like other respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, is an opportunistic bacterial infection. It spreads through the air, which is ...
Whooping cough outbreak hits CA as U.S. cases surge to ... - ABC7
California is seeing an outbreak in whooping cough cases, an illness that can be scary to parents as kids develop disturbing respiratory ...
What to know about whooping cough symptoms and spread amid ...
The U.S. generally sees upward of 10,000 whooping cough infections each year, per the CDC, with more than 18,600 reported in 2019. But since ...
Whooping cough wave now worst in almost a decade amid back-to ...
A total of 291 cases were reported for the week ending on Sept. 14, the CDC says. New York has reported the most cases this week of any state, ...
Why Is Whooping Cough on the Rise? | The Brink - Boston University
The United States began widespread vaccinations in the 1940s, which nearly eradicated the disease. But whooping cough has been increasing here over the past two ...
Pennsylvania hit hardest by nationwide whooping cough outbreak
A nationwide whooping cough surge has infected nearly 2200 Pennsylvanians, outpacing every other state and putting local medical experts on ...
Increase of pertussis cases in the EU/EEA
Pertussis is an endemic disease in the EU/EEA and worldwide. Every three to five years, larger epidemics are expected even with high vaccination ...
Emergence of whooping cough: notes from three early epidemics in ...
We present three related epidemics, happening almost a century earlier, which shed light on the initial spread and potential origins of whooping cough.
Whooping cough cases on the rise, nearly 3 times as high as last year
There have been at least 4,864 whooping cough cases reported this year so far. ... Pertussis is a very contagious respiratory illness caused by a ...