: an infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium (Bordetella pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath
called also pertussis
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Infants are at the greatest risk of getting whooping cough and having severe complications from it, the CDC says.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
Oregon also had the highest number of cases of whooping cough — another respiratory illness for which there is a vaccine — since 1950 last year, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Initially, cases of diphtheria (which can suffocate young victims), pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (often lethal) dropped gradually due to limited vaccine uptake.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
At this time last year, according to CDC data, Wisconsin had reported only 29 whooping cough cases.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
Oregon also had the highest number of cases of whooping cough — another respiratory illness for which there is a vaccine — since 1950 last year, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Initially, cases of diphtheria (which can suffocate young victims), pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (often lethal) dropped gradually due to limited vaccine uptake.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
At this time last year, according to CDC data, Wisconsin had reported only 29 whooping cough cases.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Whooping cough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whooping%20cough. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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