The Kansas City Health Department is urging residents to get vaccinated for influenza and pertussis as cases rise in the city ...

The Olathe School District sent a letter to families on Thursday warning them that their child may have been exposed to ...

OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - Families at an Olathe school are warned of a potential health safety concern.

A Wichita Falls school has closed for the day due to health concerns. On Friday Wichita Christian did not open due to ...

The Olathe School District warned parents and guardians of students at Santa Fe Trail Middle School their children may have ...

A Mississippi infant recently died from pertussis, or whooping cough, the State Department of Health announced Monday.  It is ...

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

It’s not just the flu that Americans need to worry about this fall season. In recent months, public health officials have ...

A fourth case of whooping cough or pertussis has been confirmed on Guam this year, the Department of Public Health and Social ...

Bordatella pertussis is the name of a nasty little bacteria that causes whooping cough. The "whoop" refers to the desperate, gasping sound that comes when a stricken person inhales after a violent jag ...

Parents' refusal of the pertussis shot may place kids in serious jeopardy. May 26, 2009— -- Children of parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated against whooping cough are 23 times ...

A top CDC official urges the public to get whooping cough shots. July 19, 2012— -- Reported cases of pertussis are at their highest level in 50 years, a top official with the U.S. Centers for ...