Whooping cough cases have quintupled. These states have it …
3 days ago · Pertussis – a disease commonly referred to as whooping cough – is spreading quickly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. The U.S. has seen five times more cases in 2024 than ...
Whooping cough levels already 6 times higher than last year - Yahoo News
2 days ago · Whooping cough levels already 6 times higher than last year. Cameron Kiszla. Fri, November 22, 2024, 1:43 PM EST · 1 min read. This year has seen record-high cases of whooping cough across the U.S., and California is no exception. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the contagious illness also known as pertussis has been detected 1,744 times ...
U.S. whooping cough outbreak is the worst in a decade : NPR
Oct 11, 2024 · America is experiencing its worst whooping cough outbreak in a decade. Experts say there's a cyclical nature to outbreaks like this but that the timing was altered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pertussis Surveillance and Trends | Whooping Cough | CDC
Nov 16, 2024 · CDC tracks pertussis cases using a national surveillance system. CDC works with several states on enhanced pertussis surveillance. Cases have increased over the last few decades but remain low. Experts believe that much of …
Pertussis Cases Are Surging This Year—Here’s Why
Add pertussis, or whooping cough, to the list of respiratory infections that plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic and began to surge during its final year.
Whooping Cough Is on the Rise, Returning to Pre-Pandemic Trends
Jul 22, 2024 · The number of people reported with whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are rising in the United States. As of June 1 this year, more than double the cases of whooping cough were reported as of this date in 2023.
Whooping cough wave now worst in almost a decade amid back ... - CBS News
Sep 19, 2024 · Around 39% of adults have gotten a pertussis booster in the last 10 years, CDC survey data from 2022 suggests. Other factors may also be contributing to rising cases, the FDA said, like mutations...
Whooping cough cases in U.S. quadruple in less than a year, CDC …
Sep 21, 2024 · Infectious diseases experts attribute the surge in cases of whooping cough — also known as pertussis — to a dip in vaccination rates that began during the pandemic.
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Is on the Rise: What to Know
Sep 16, 2024 · Rates of pertussis, or whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory disease, are increasing in the United States. As of early September, there were more than three times as many reported cases of pertussis compared to this time in 2023, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | Whooping Cough | CDC
Pertussis remains one of the leading causes of vaccine-preventable deaths worldwide. Whooping Cough Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, can cause serious illness in people of all ages but is most dangerous for babies.