You’re infectious as soon as symptoms appear, and you can sicken others up to two weeks after coughing begins. While anyone can catch whooping cough, it’s most common in infants and young ...

On a more local scale, musical groups began popping up all over McLeod County, and in the next few decades, the region gave birth to several popular groups such as the Littfin Brothers Orchestra ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis ... The bacteria can travel up to 6 meters-- 20 feet-- when coughed up and can live up to two days on objects and surfaces. People who spend prolonged amounts of ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is spreading rapidly in North Carolina, and data show it isn’t slowing down anytime ...

Until the 1940s, when a pertussis vaccine was developed, about 9,000 U.S. children died of whooping cough every year. Nowadays, up to 20 babies die each year from the disease. Children ...

These fits are often followed by a gasp that produces a “whoop” sound. The fits could lead to vomiting. It can last for up to 10 weeks or more. Whooping Cough is best prevented by getting ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, tends to spike in cycles. In North Carolina, the highly contagious illness was up in 2017, down in 2018, up again in 2019, and down again in 2020.

Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory ... but in some cases, they can take up to three weeks to develop, according to the North Carolina Medical Society. Symptoms can include: One ...

While vaccinations are high for Oklahoma, the state still sees high numbers, while the state health department looks for ways to prevent more spread.