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Amanda Forrester / [email protected] Public health leaders are urging parents to stay informed and keep their children up to date ...
Haywood County Health and Human Services confirmed five cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in children and teens under the age of 19 in Haywood County.
The grief of a mother whose child died of whooping cough drives her to urge parents to get their kids vaccinated. Such ...
It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...
Nationally, whooping cough — also known as pertussis — has increased from about 2,000 cases in 2021 to 7,000 in 2023, the most recent year that data is available from the CDC.
Whooping cough cases in Mississippi are on the rise, already surpassing the total number reported for all of last year, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. Whooping cough, or ...
Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Mississippi. Where have most cases been reported? What are the symptoms? How to protect yourself and others?
Total cases of whooping cough in 2025 are double compared to the same time frame in 2024, the CDC says. naipo.de via Unsplash As schools across the country release their students and the summer ...