Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has now spread to an Alabama college campus ... please stay at home for the first 5 ...

One of the unpleasant viruses currently circulating is hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). This highly infectious infection spreads quickly among children and can also affect adults. It's marked by ...

The public health department has warned local doctors that the region is in the midst of a significant increase in walking ...

Madison County Public Health has announced an increase in pertussis cases among school-aged children in the county. Pertussis, also called whooping cough, is a bacterial ...

Spokane kids are getting sick from whooping cough, and health officials warn the outbreak will likely last into the spring. As of Friday, 140 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, have been ...

Coughs are a common nuisance that can occur along with colds, allergies or sore throats. Instead of resorting to medications, ...

There is also a Tdap vaccine, which is available to pre-teen children around 11 and 12 years old, adults ... have whooping cough should stay away from others and contact their health care provider to ...

Later stages of pertussis can include severe coughing fits, a “whoop” sound caused by the person gasping for air between ...