Whooping cough cases are nearly five times higher than cases reported in 2023, with the CDC urging people to get vaccinated.

Learn more about whooping cough cases in the U.S., which are rising to pre-pandemic rates as pandemic restrictions are reduced.

T his winter has already seen high levels of the flu and RSV, and we still haven't felt the effects of all our holiday gatherings. But whooping cough infections have been surging

Whooping cough cases have been surging across the country over the last few months, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year, there have been more than 32,000 cases — a number nearly six times higher than the number of cases in the U.S. this time last year.

Whooping cough has been surging in the United States for months and the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests there are no signs of slowing.

Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is marked by a severe hacking cough followed by an intake of breath that sounds like "whoop." The illness spreads from person to person through the air, carried by droplets excreted by sneezes and coughs.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Health experts are warning of the risks of whooping cough in Arkansas as cases soar across the country. According to the CDC, whooping cough cases in the U.S. have reached their highest level in more than a decade.

Whooping cough cases have reached the highest annual total in a decade and are more than six times higher than at the same time last year.

Cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have risen sharply this year. Here's how to protect yourself and others from this nasty disease.

Amid harsh winter months when respiratory illnesses are anyway on the rise, stricter precautions have to be taken by health authorities in the US to slow down the spread of the dangerous disease that makes children especially vulnerable.

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The CDC reports 32,000 cases have been reported so far this year. That’s six times more than this time last year.