In the midst of rising cases on both the statewide and national levels, experts at the University of Mississippi Medical ...

Experts at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) said the rising cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in the ...

Haywood County health officials say another case of pertussis has been confirmed, increasing the total number of active cases to seven.

On Friday, July 18, officials in Haywood County, North Carolina, confirmed an additional case of whooping cough, this time in an adult. This is the seventh case. Health officials say all other ...

This chart shows the number of global cases of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, by year.

Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease that causes uncontrollable, violent coughs, making it difficult to breathe.