Newswise — When is whooping cough not whooping cough? When you’re dealing with babies, explains Sindhu Mohandas, MD, Attending Physician in Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

Watch and listen: A boy with the characteristic "whoop" of whooping cough, also known as pertussis. You need the Flash plugin to view this video. Pertussis most ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or pertussis ...

Whooping cough is an infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that the NHS says "spreads very easily and can be serious". It can affect any age, but is typically more severe in infants. Pregnant ...