With Cases Rising, What You Need to Know About Whooping Cough

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Whooping cough is on the rise in the United States, with cases surging across the nation.

It’s important to remember that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, can impact adults as well as kids, according to Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) President Dr. Tina Tan.

“Adolescents and adults serve as a major source of transmission in the community because many physicians that care for adults continue to believe that pertussis is only a pediatric disease,” said Tan, a professor of pediatric infectious diseases at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.