On Friday, a spokesperson for the Wake County Public School System told WRAL News a case of the illness was detected in an Oberlin Middle School student.

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is spreading rapidly in North Carolina, and data show it isn’t slowing down anytime soon. There were nearly 600 cases reported near the end of 2024, a total ...

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 ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is in Missoula with 22 reported cases. Being vaccinated best defense.

School-aged children and infants have made up the most cases in 2025, according to NCDHHS, and 49 percent of the people diagnosed are up to date on their pertussis vaccination.

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 ...

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