Whooping cough cases in the US are the highest they’ve been in a decade
3 months ago

Whooping cough cases in the US are the highest they’ve been in a decade

CNN  

CNN — Whooping cough has been surging in the United States for months and the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests there are no signs of slowing. Like many respiratory illnesses, whooping cough cases dropped to low levels during the pandemic as people limited social interactions and took other precautions to defend against Covid-19. There are peaks in reported cases of whooping cough every few years, according to the CDC, and the latest trends suggest that the US is returning to pre-pandemic trends. Vaccination is the best way to protect against whooping cough, the CDC says; the agency recommends that children get the DTaP vaccine and adolescents and adults get the TDaP vaccine.

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Fears of U.S. public health crises grow amid falling vaccination rates
1 month ago

Fears of U.S. public health crises grow amid falling vaccination rates

Raw Story  

by Charlotte CAUSIT Plummeting immunization rates, outbreaks of once-vanquished childhood diseases, and the appointment of a vocal vaccine skeptic as health secretary have U.S. experts sounding the alarm about a looming public health crisis. "The measles is the canary in the coal mine," warned leading pediatrician and immunologist Paul Offit, highlighting the decline in vaccination rates since the Covid-19 pandemic. …

Common COVID-19 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing In Winter 2025
1 month, 1 week ago

Common COVID-19 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing In Winter 2025

Huff Post  

elenaleonova via Getty Images Cough, congestion, fever and fatigue are among the most common signs of a COVID-19 infection. “COVID has continued to circulate year-round, and we’re starting to see patterns where there’s a clear uptick of activity in the winter,” said Dr. Graham Snyder, the medical director of infection prevention and hospital epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical …

Common COVID-19 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing In Winter 2025
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Common COVID-19 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing In Winter 2025

Huff Post  

elenaleonova via Getty Images Cough, congestion, fever and fatigue are among the most common signs of a COVID-19 infection. “COVID has continued to circulate year-round, and we’re starting to see patterns where there’s a clear uptick of activity in the winter,” said Dr. Graham Snyder, the medical director of infection prevention and hospital epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical …

This Illness Is Surging Right Now, And The Signs In Kids Aren't As Easy To Spot
2 months, 3 weeks ago

This Illness Is Surging Right Now, And The Signs In Kids Aren't As Easy To Spot

Huff Post  

Design Pics/Don Hammond via Getty Images It can be hard to differentiate pertussis from other viruses. These symptoms include: Coughing fits, or paroxysms, that can continue for one to 10 weeks A high-pitched sound when inhaling after coughing Exhaustion after coughing fits Vomiting from coughing so hard Difficulty sleeping Trouble breathing Fractured ribs Dr. Janine Zee-Cheng, a pediatrician in Indiana, …

Peak season for respiratory illnesses continues
3 months ago

Peak season for respiratory illnesses continues

China Daily  

The spread of respiratory pathogens this winter has been less intense compared to the last peak season, but various infectious illnesses are expected to continue circulating simultaneously through to the upcoming spring, an official from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. Kan Biao, head of the China CDC's National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and …

Infant immunization schedule changes from Jan 1
3 months ago

Infant immunization schedule changes from Jan 1

China Daily  

China has adjusted immunization schedules for a vaccine that protects infants against whooping cough in response to an increase in infections in recent years, the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Under China's current national immunization program, a combination vaccine that prevents diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough will be delivered at three, four, five and 18 …

Infant immunization schedule changes from Jan 1
3 months ago

Infant immunization schedule changes from Jan 1

China Daily  

China has adjusted immunization schedules for a vaccine that protects infants against whooping cough in response to an increase in infections in recent years, the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Under China's current national immunization program, a combination vaccine that prevents diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough will be delivered at three, four, five and 18 …

Doctors worried over sudden surge of rib-cracking lung diseases as they reach 13-year high
3 months ago

Doctors worried over sudden surge of rib-cracking lung diseases as they reach 13-year high

Daily Mail  

Highly contagious whooping cough has surged to levels in the US not seen in over a decade. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a potentially fatal respiratory infection that causes such severe coughing it’s been known to fracture people’s ribs. Public health officials have come to expect spikes in pertussis cases every few years, but the Covid pandemic, during which millions …

US records highest whooping cough cases in a decade; know the symptoms, causes and complications of pertussis
3 months ago

US records highest whooping cough cases in a decade; know the symptoms, causes and complications of pertussis

India TV News  

Whooping cough cases have reached a decade high in the United States. This year saw a six-fold increase in whooping cough cases when compared to the same time in 2023 when 6,514 in the entire year. While deaths due to whooping cough are rare, it is usually seen among infants who haven't completed the full course of the vaccination. Symptoms …

How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch

CNN  

KFF Health News — The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. “The litany of things that will start to topple is profound,” said James Hodge, a public health law expert at Arizona State University’s …

Queensland experiencing worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of two-month-old baby
4 months ago

Queensland experiencing worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of two-month-old baby

ABC  

Queensland is experiencing its worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of a two-month-old baby this year, the state's outgoing Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says. He said plummeting whooping cough vaccination rates in pregnant women was a particular concern, given it provided some protection for their babies. Queensland Health communicable diseases branch executive director Heidi Carroll said …

Highly contagious whooping cough rises in California to highest level in years
4 months, 1 week ago

Highly contagious whooping cough rises in California to highest level in years

LA Times  

Pertussis treatment within the first one to two weeks is most effective for reducing symptom severity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Los Angeles County, there have been 347 confirmed and probable whooping cough cases so far this year, up from 126 reported in all of 2023 and more than quadruple the 2022 total. One …

Doctors call for whooping cough vaccination uptake amid worst year on record for cases
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Doctors call for whooping cough vaccination uptake amid worst year on record for cases

ABC  

Whooping cough cases across Australia have passed 40,000 in a year for the first time since recording began more than 30 years ago. "Whooping cough doesn't just affect kids," she said. "Unfortunately, the last whooping cough vaccine children get is age four and then next is about 13-14 years of age," she said. Infectious disease experts say pregnant women should …

My baby died from Victorian-era disease as vaccination rates for the illness plummet in US
5 months ago

My baby died from Victorian-era disease as vaccination rates for the illness plummet in US

Daily Mail  

A mother has revealed her heartbreak after losing her baby to a violent coughing condition just weeks after he was born. Kathryn Alcaide, from Chicopee, Massachusetts, said her son Brady was born healthy at 8 lbs 6 oz in November 2012, but began suffering whooping cough symptoms that 'looked like a cold' the following January. ‘No family should have to …

We're Doctors. Here Are 4 Things Parents Need To Understand About Vaccines.
5 months ago

We're Doctors. Here Are 4 Things Parents Need To Understand About Vaccines.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Chickenpox. Though vaccines against whooping cough work well, their effectiveness wanes over time, meaning that older children may be able to spread the disease again if they do not receive booster shots. “Some kids fell behind on their vaccines and just never caught up,” Dr. Kris Bryant of Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, told HuffPost. Reed …

Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
5 months, 1 week ago

Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US

The Independent  

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Whooping Cough Cases Soar in US, With Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Hitting Hardest
5 months, 1 week ago

Whooping Cough Cases Soar in US, With Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Hitting Hardest

Associated Press  

Whooping cough cases in the United States are at a decade-high level, with 18,506 cases reported so far this year. The increase is not unexpected, as whooping cough peaks every three to five years. However, state health officials are concerned about the number of cases in Wisconsin, where there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year compared to …

Doctors warn American teens are spreading Victorian era disease that can kill infants
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Doctors warn American teens are spreading Victorian era disease that can kill infants

Daily Mail  

Cases of a Victorian-era infant disease have surged across the US - and high schoolers are 'super spreaders.' Whooping cough has caused 16,000 infections so far this year, a five-fold increase from this time last year, and two deaths, according to CDC data. The Minnesota Department of Health told local news station KSTP: 'MN is seeing a significant burden occur …

Whooping cough infections are up to 70 times higher this year in some states - is YOUR area a hotspot?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Whooping cough infections are up to 70 times higher this year in some states - is YOUR area a hotspot?

Daily Mail  

Cases of a highly contagious Victorian-era disease have increased five-fold compared to last year, health officials warn. The CDC said the US has recorded more than 15,000 cases of whooping cough in 2024 so far compared to 3,600 this time last year. According to the latest CDC data, rates of whooping cough in the US are five times higher than …

Whooping cough wave nears decade high, CDC reports
6 months, 1 week ago

Whooping cough wave nears decade high, CDC reports

Salon  

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published concerning new figures on whooping cough — caused by Bordatella pertussis bacterial infections — in the United States. The agency has reportedly recorded the largest number of whooping cough cases in a single week since 2015, with some states attributing the sharp rise to the increased presence of students returning …

Whooping cough cases rise in South Australia as children, mums, healthcare and education workers encouraged to get boosters
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Whooping cough cases rise in South Australia as children, mums, healthcare and education workers encouraged to get boosters

ABC  

South Australia has reported more than 10 times as many whooping cough cases in 2024 compared to the same time last year, as the country faces an explosion of cases. South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer, Nicola Spurrier, said the state was experiencing a whooping cough wave with 492 cases reported in 2024 - the highest number in six years. …

Alarming whooping cough outbreak dubbed 'deeply concerning' for children in Northwestern US state
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Alarming whooping cough outbreak dubbed 'deeply concerning' for children in Northwestern US state

Daily Mail  

Idaho health authorities have released a warning about a steep increase in cases of a highly contagious Victorian-era disease. Two public health organizations joined together to warn citizens of the Gem State that cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, are 17 times higher this year than last year. Once in the body, the bacteria multiples and releases toxins …

'Urgent' public health concerns raised as whooping cough cases reach nine-year high
7 months, 1 week ago

'Urgent' public health concerns raised as whooping cough cases reach nine-year high

ABC  

Whooping cough cases across Australia have exploded this year, with infectious disease experts saying reported numbers are cause for "serious public health concerns". "The fact that young children are missing from that data and not featuring highly is a result of our vaccine success and especially the program to offer free whooping cough boosters to all pregnant women," he said. …

Whooping cough outbreak 2024 in the UK: Sound, vaccine and everything you need to know as 10 babies die
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Whooping cough outbreak 2024 in the UK: Sound, vaccine and everything you need to know as 10 babies die

The Independent  

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Baby dies from whooping cough as England’s death toll reaches 10
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Baby dies from whooping cough as England’s death toll reaches 10

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Officials at the UK Health Security Agency have urged pregnant women to get vaccinated after …

Australia on track for worst year of whooping cough since 2016 as cases surge across the country
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Australia on track for worst year of whooping cough since 2016 as cases surge across the country

ABC  

In short: Australia is heading towards a whooping cough epidemic with cases spiking across the country. Australia is heading towards a whooping cough epidemic, with cases surging past 11,000 over the past six months, compared to 2,447 in all of last year. "The immune system is so busy attacking whooping cough that it also makes you more vulnerable to other …

Between the flu, COVID and RSV, we have 'so many things circulating simultaneously'. Here's what the data says
9 months, 1 week ago

Between the flu, COVID and RSV, we have 'so many things circulating simultaneously'. Here's what the data says

ABC  

If it feels like everyone around you is getting sick, you're probably right. "We're not seeing a particularly extraordinary year in terms of flu or RSV in isolation," says infectious diseases physician and clinical microbiologist Paul Griffin. "It's really hard to know why we see the rates of all these infections that we do," Dr Griffin told ABC News. "I …

California ‘overdue’ for whooping cough outbreak as cases spike across U.S.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

California ‘overdue’ for whooping cough outbreak as cases spike across U.S.

LA Times  

An infant gets a vaccination in Fayetteville, Ga., in this 2021 photo. It’s been five years since the last major outbreak of whooping cough in California, but the disease is on the rise. And in California, case counts “have been higher during the first several months of 2024 than in the prior several years,” the state Department of Public Health …

The mysterious spike in whooping cough cases
10 months ago

The mysterious spike in whooping cough cases

The Hindu  

Published : May 25, 2024 21:41 IST - 5 MINS READ In the winter of 2023, health experts across the European continent started noticing something weird. According to figures outlined in the ECDC’s latest report on the situation, the majority of European cases occurred in infants—the population for which whooping cough can turn deadly. The flu cases have maybe doubled …

Rise in whooping cough cases across US and Europe prompts concerns among health experts
10 months ago

Rise in whooping cough cases across US and Europe prompts concerns among health experts

Hindustan Times  

Whooping cough, or pertussis, cases are spiking across the US and Europe. According to figures outlined in the ECDC's latest report on the situation, the majority of European cases occurred in infants — the population for which whooping cough can turn deadly. And flu cases have maybe doubled in the years since the pandemic, Hunter said — they haven't risen …

Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be the answer
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be the answer

Hindustan Times  

A large outbreak of pertussis has been ongoing in the UK since the beginning of 2024. Sadly, five infant deaths due to whooping cough have been confirmed, with unconfirmed reports that a sixth infant may have died in the last week of the bacterial infection. The reason whooping cough is so infectious is in part due to pertussis having a …

Five babies die of whooping cough as cases rise across UK
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Five babies die of whooping cough as cases rise across UK

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More than 2,700 whooping cough cases have been reported across England so far in 2024 …

Are parents who think they 'know better' to blame for the whooping cough surge? asks Dr MAX PEMBERTON
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Are parents who think they 'know better' to blame for the whooping cough surge? asks Dr MAX PEMBERTON

Daily Mail  

Six lives every minute. It was reported in this paper last week that paediatric intensive care units are on ‘surge capacity’ because of whooping cough and measles, meaning they are full to bursting. Vaccine refusal has been a problem since the 1990s, when unfounded fears over the MMR triple jab saw uptake slump In fact ‘vaccine refusal’ has been a …

Flu, RSV, and COVID triple whammy of viruses join whooping cough surge as doctors urge to vaccinate
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Flu, RSV, and COVID triple whammy of viruses join whooping cough surge as doctors urge to vaccinate

ABC  

In short: A surge in respiratory viruses has already added pressure to Queensland's health services. Public health physician Nicolas Smoll said this year was panning out to be a more "significant" flu season, but the COVID-19 pandemic had made things harder to predict. "The first is that pertussis is known to run in cycles every three to four years and …

RIVM concerned about increase in whooping cough in babies
1 year, 1 month ago

RIVM concerned about increase in whooping cough in babies

NL Times  

The number of newborns with severe cases of whooping cough has risen sharply in recent weeks. Doctors are now diagnosing around 110 children with whooping cough every week, including around 20 infants, the RIVM reports. The number of reported cases of whooping cough has been increasing since June last year and is much higher than in previous years, both in …

COVID-19 makes a wintertime comeback
1 year, 3 months ago

COVID-19 makes a wintertime comeback

Hindustan Times  

Germany is sniffling and coughing again. "We no longer see severe cases," he said, adding just one patient, aged 94, had to go to the hospital due to COVID-19. With as much as 10% of the country sick, according to Germany's Robert Koch Institute for public health, offices and services are struggling to stay open. Other forms of PCR testing …

Pregnant women told to get vaccinated amid spike in suspected whooping cough cases
1 year, 3 months ago

Pregnant women told to get vaccinated amid spike in suspected whooping cough cases

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pregnant women have been urged to get vaccinated following a spike …

Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say
1 year, 3 months ago

Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Flu is picking up steam …

Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say
1 year, 3 months ago

Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday. COVID-19, though, continues to cause the most hospitalizations and deaths among respiratory illnesses — about 15,000 hospitalizations and about 1,000 deaths every week, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, head of the Centers for …

Child pneumonia and whooping cough cases in the Netherlands soar to a three-year high
1 year, 4 months ago

Child pneumonia and whooping cough cases in the Netherlands soar to a three-year high

NL Times  

There is an increase in pneumonia and whooping cough cases among children in the Netherlands. Last week, approximately 10 out of every 100,000 children aged 0 to 14 in the Netherlands visited a general practitioner for whooping cough. This rate is over twice the highest number recorded last year, with general practitioners noting more pneumonia cases among teenagers and young …

Covid-19 vaccination rate is ‘lower than we’d like to see,’ CDC says
1 year, 4 months ago

Covid-19 vaccination rate is ‘lower than we’d like to see,’ CDC says

CNN  

CNN — Respiratory virus season is ramping up across the United States, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that low vaccination rates are leaving many at risk. There are a number of reasons why it’s important for people to get the latest Covid-19 vaccine, CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen told CNN. “COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent …

Doctor warns that DOUBLE number of sick children are attending his NYC emergency room with 300 a day
2 years, 4 months ago

Doctor warns that DOUBLE number of sick children are attending his NYC emergency room with 300 a day

Daily Mail  

Almost twice as many children are being rushed to a leading pediatric hospital in New York City than normal for this time of year — as seasonal viruses return with a vengeance. Dr. James Schneider, chief of pediatric intensive care at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York, has warned of an uptick in ER admissions bought on by a …

WHO and CDC issue measles warning as vaccination numbers reach lowest rate in 14 years
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO and CDC issue measles warning as vaccination numbers reach lowest rate in 14 years

ABC  

The World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunisation has dropped significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Key points: Measles immunisations are the lowest since 2008 The disease resulted in 128,000 deaths worldwide in 2021 About 25 million children have missed vaccines to various diseases during the pandemic The dropping immunisation rate has …

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year. The WHO and CDC said continued drops in vaccination, weak disease surveillance and delayed response plans due to …

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The World Health Organization and …

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in infants under 6 months, CDC director says
2 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in infants under 6 months, CDC director says

LA Times  

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old who are too young to be vaccinated. COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection …

Covid hospitalizations rising in kids under 6 months, CDC Director Walensky says
2 years, 4 months ago

Covid hospitalizations rising in kids under 6 months, CDC Director Walensky says

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection in those not yet eligible for shots, Director Rochelle Walensky said. “We’re seeing more and more of those younger babies getting hospitalized,” Walensky said in an exclusive interview at …

Record numbers of toddlers are hospitalized with colds because immunity was weakened by restrictions
2 years, 5 months ago

Record numbers of toddlers are hospitalized with colds because immunity was weakened by restrictions

Daily Mail  

Scientists warned the sharp rise was likely down to lockdowns weakening immunity among children The level was comparable only to December in previous years, when it has also crossed the 50 per cent mark Record number of tests on inpatients under 18 years old picked up a common virus in August last year More children and young people are being …

WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world
2 years, 9 months ago

WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. The biggest weekly rise in new COVID-19 cases was seen in the Middle East, where they increased by 47%, according to the report released late Wednesday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

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