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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As children’s vaccination rates drop across the United States, rarely discussed diseases are becoming more common. This includes ...

Low vaccination rates, particularly for the MMR and DTaP vaccines, are contributing to the outbreaks. Wisconsin's childhood vaccination rates are among the lowest in the U.S., well below the CDC's ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A case of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, was reported at McCallum High School Friday, according to Austin Public Health (APH) and the Austin-Travis County Health ...