It's a respiratory illness that may start out like a cold. But pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can last for weeks or months.

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Cases of whooping cough are on the rise across the U.S., including in Idaho. President Biden stood next to Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

T his week, the Deschutes County Health Department noted an upward trend in cases of the flu and whooping cough in Central Oregon, compared to previous years. Deschutes County Pub ...

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HealthDay News — Rates of pertussis in the United States are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December — about six times more than at this time last year and more than have been ...

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That’s why the recent surge in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, should serve as a warning that we need to do more to ...