When someone has whooping cough, the gasping "whoop" as they struggle to catch their breath between fits of coughing is ...

MANITOWOC – Both measles and whooping cough cases have spiked dramatically throughout the U.S. — and Wisconsin has confirmed cases of both of these highly contagious diseases. As kids head back to ...

Doctors are warning parents to prepare for a potential surge in whooping cough cases this winter, a disease often dubbed the ...

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here's why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise and incidence now exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. While in adults and older children the cough can be bothersome and last for months, pertussis in young ...

Experts stress that maternal vaccination during pregnancy is the most effective way to protect newborns from whooping cough.

Parents' refusal of the pertussis shot may place kids in serious jeopardy. May 26, 2009— -- Children of parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated against whooping cough are 23 times ...

The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States. By Apoorva Mandavilli Teddy Rosenbluth and Francesca Paris New federal ...

Low vaccination rates, particularly for the MMR and DTaP vaccines, are contributing to the outbreaks. Wisconsin's childhood vaccination rates are among the lowest in the U.S., well below the CDC's ...