This year's spike in cases marks a return to pre-pandemic levels of this infection, which is also called pertussis. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, whoopingcough cases were trending upward ...
Whoopingcough, also known as pertussis, is an illness caused by bacteria spread from person to person through the air. “It’s spread through respiratory droplets, explained Dr. Mona Gahunia ...
Kettering Fairmont Hight School alerted families Friday that the school received notice of a confirmed case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial ...