Whooping cough cases in the US are the highest they’ve been in …
Dec 25, 2024 · Whooping cough is a contagious respiratory illness that spreads through bacteria transmitted through the air. Whooping cough has been surging in the United States for months and the latest data...
Map Reveals Where Whooping Cough Cases Soared Last Year
2 days ago · Cases of whooping cough rose to more than 35,000 in the U.S. in 2024, which is an increase of more than 400 percent compared with 2023, when just over 7,000 people got the illness.
U.S. whooping cough outbreak is the worst in a decade : NPR
Oct 11, 2024 · America is experiencing its worst whooping cough outbreak in a decade. Experts say there's a cyclical nature to outbreaks like this but that the timing was altered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whooping cough and walking pneumonia cases are up. Here's ... - CBS News
Oct 15, 2024 · Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among school-aged children — including whooping cough and walking pneumonia.
What To Know About The Surge In Whooping Cough Infections
2 days ago · The good news is that most cases of whooping cough are preventable with DTaP vaccines in childhood and Tdap shots at age 11 or 12 and during pregnancy. (Both are combination vaccines for diptheria, tetanus and pertussis/whooping cough, but DTaP is given to younger children and Tdap is given to older children and adults.) ...
Whooping cough cases reach highest level in a decade - NBC News
Dec 23, 2024 · Whooping cough cases in the U.S. have reached the highest annual total in a decade. As of Dec. 14, 32,000 cases had been recorded, compared with more than 5,100 cases at the same time last...
Whooping cough cases are soaring. Can infecting people help …
Sep 20, 2024 · Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, according to preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease...
Whooping cough wave now worst in almost a decade amid back ... - CBS News
Sep 19, 2024 · This year's resurgence of whooping cough cases has now accelerated to the fastest pace on record in nearly a decade, according to figures published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control...
Whooping cough spikes, especially among unvaccinated teens - NBC News
Sep 20, 2024 · The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some experts attribute to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue.
Whooping cough cases have exploded since 2023, new CDC data …
Oct 18, 2024 · Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that there are five times as many cases this year...