Fortunately, whooping cough is preventable by a series of vaccines that many people receive as an infant called DTaP - which stands for Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis.

Whooping cough cases began to increase gradually in the 1980s and peaked in 2012 with 48,277 cases, the CDC said. Reported cases were still high until the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The CDC thinks ...

Mississippi has seen a rise in whooping cough cases in 2025, exceeding the total from the previous year. District 2 leads the state in reported cases, while other districts also report infections.

Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

This year, more than a third of whooping cough cases have been among people 11 to 19 years old. For this reason, the C.D.C. recommends that children get a booster shot at 11 or 12 years old.

Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among school-aged children — including whooping cough and walking pneumonia. According to the ...

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee ...

A zebra is on the loose in Tennessee. TikTok / @615nav. Dodging vehicles and narrowly avoiding getting hit, the pet caused havoc when it ran along a busy Greater Nashville interstate over the weekend.

The U.S. has tallied 8,077 cases of whooping cough in 2025, compared with 3,847 cases in the same period last year, federal data shows. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

DTaP is formulated with full strength doses of the diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough vaccines. Tdap contains one full strength dose of the tetanus vaccine, and lesser doses of the diphtheria ...

Whooping cough cases more than quadrupled in California in 2024, rising from 644 cases in 2023 to 2,753 cases the following year, the state’s most recent data shows.

Whooping cough cases are surging in the United States, prompting concerns among health officials about another challenging year combatting the disease.. Preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for ...