Health officials say the current situation follows a significant increase last year. Wyoming reported 148 cases of whooping cough in 2025 — the highest number recorded in the state since 1951.

Whoopingcough might sound like a disease from another era. But the illness, also called pertussis, is alive and well in the U.S. Known as a childhood illness, whooping cough is actually most common in ...

When someone has whooping cough, the sound can be unmistakable: A deep, gasping "whoop" as they struggle to catch their breath between fits of coughing. Now, this once-rare illness, also known as ...

With more and more young kids opting out of vaccines, the cases of pertussis or whooping cough have been on the rise in the United States of America, with more than six times as many cases of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. - Meredith Newlove/CDC/AP For the second year in a ...

(WLUK) -- Outagamie County health officials say pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is circulating the community. It comes at a time when other respiratory illnesses are present, like flu, RSV, ...

Two cases of a contagious respiratory illness have been confirmed at an elementary school in Wayne County, according to the county health department.