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The state has confirmed an additional case of pertussis — or whooping cough — on Hawaii Island amid an outbreak that has so far sickened 11 since March. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state has confirmed an additional case of pertussis — or whooping cough — on Hawaii Island amid an outbreak that has so far sickened 11 since March. Several of the recent cases have been in infants too young to be fully vaccinated. Officials said the cases indicate “community spread” of pertussis on Hawaii Island. Because of that, the state Health Department is strongly recommending that parents stay up...

The California Department of Public Health said in a statement released Friday that more than 800 cases of pertussis have been reported over the past two weeks. As of June 10, there have been 3,458 cases of whooping cough — more than in all of 2013. KNX 1070′s Tom Reopelle reports health officials say more than 85 percent of those who have contracted pertussis all had preventative shots.

Are you aware that America is experiencing one of the largest outbreaks of whooping cough in the last 50 years?

Orange County health officials said a baby died from whooping cough last week... Whooping cough, also called pertussis, and other diseases are making comebacks, because so many parents are deciding not to vaccinate their kids...

Some California schools are turning away middle and high school students who have not received a required whooping cough vaccine while others are defying a law passed last year after a historic spike in cases of the potentially fatal disease. The law approved last September initially required all students entering grades seven through 12 to get vaccinated by the start of the 2011-2012 school year. Lawmakers passed a 30-day extension this summer as districts worried many students wouldn't meet the deadline.

Over 4,000 cases, 9 deaths reported this year; decline in vaccinations blamed . LOS ANGELES — State health officials reported Thursday that California is on track to break a 55-year record in whooping cough infections in an epidemic that has already claimed the lives of nine babies.

California is in the midst of its worst outbreak of whooping cough in a half-century. More than 2,700 cases have been reported so far this year — eight times last year's number at this point. Seven of the victims, all infants, have died. And here's what really worries pediatricians like UCLA's Harvey Karp: Doctors thought they wiped out whooping cough when they developed vaccines decades ago. The disease hits young children hardest, especially ones who are not vaccinated or who have not yet built up full immunity. The prescribed vaccination regimen begins with a shot at two months and continues...

A major media campaign is in force for adults to get the Pertussis vaccination. The commercial just pulls at your heart strings to make you just jump up and want to get vaccinated today. Isn't that what commercials are meant to do? It is like all the commercials for toys around Christmas time. They want mom and dad to go out and buy their toy for little Johnny or Janie. Look at the advertizing campaign that Merck put out for Gardasil. That was the most successful campaign I have ever seen. You have millions of girls and young women going...

Whooping cough is now an epidemic in California, and is on pace to break a 50-year record for infections and deaths for the year. As of June 15, California had 910 recorded cases of the highly contagious disease, and five babies -- all under 3 months of age -- have died from the disease this year. This year's surge in whooping cough cases, which is also known as pertussis, is a fourfold increase from the same period last year, when 219 cases were recorded. At least 600 additional cases of pertussis are currently under investigation by local health departments. Health...

Whooping cough makes comeback Pertussis kills 1, strikes 8,000 in all 50 states, closes schools, colleges Posted: December 4, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – Cover your mouth when you cough. Wash your hands frequently. And don't knowingly expose yourself to those infected with an illness you may have thought was a thing of the past. That's the advice from public health officials who report small outbreaks of whooping cough, or pertussis, in all 50 states – with some pockets resulting in school closings and even one infant death. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta reports...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - For the past two weeks, high school nurse Colleen Kahler has been on high alert. Her office, which typically treats routine ailments such as sore throats, stomach aches and pulled muscles, has been transformed into a screening center for an unlikely disease with a name that recalls a bygone era -- whooping cough. "We became a triage unit," says Kahler, health services coordinator at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, a tony suburb of Chicago. "The phones were literally ringing off the hook," she said. "We were fielding questions from parents, physicians and students." Health experts...

BALTIMORE, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. states that have easily obtained personal belief exemptions for school immunization requirements have higher rates of new cases of pertussis. All states and the District of Columbia require children entering school to provide documentation that they have met the state vaccine requirements, but as of March 2006, all states permitted medical exemptions to school and daycare immunization requirements. Saad B. Omer, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and colleagues analyzed state-level rates of non-medical exemptions at school entry from 1991 through 2004 and data for incidence of pertussis, or whooping cough...

MILLIONS of British children have probably been infected with whooping cough even though they have been immunised against it.

Whooping Cough Outbreak Communities throughout the U.S. are experiencing whooping cough (pertussis) outbreaks - the worst in 40 years. If the school nurse or the health department informs you that there is a pertussis outbreak in your school or community, you may need to call your pediatrician. The school or health department will tell you if your child was directly exposed and requires antibiotics. Health departments across the country are acting quickly to prevent the spread of pertussis, so your cooperation in contacting your pediatrician is crucial. Please follow the instruction of the health department. The care of children in...

For six months last year, Jill Wilson had a persistent cough. "It was so harsh and deep that I broke ribs," she said. Various medical specialists told Ms. Wilson, an otherwise fit 60-year-old, that she had bronchitis, asthma, allergies and perhaps even a serious lung disorder known as interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. "All wrong," said Ms. Wilson, a retired president of a real estate management company who lives in San Antonio. It wasn't until she saw an infectious disease expert that Ms. Wilson learned that she had pertussis, or whooping cough. Commonly thought of as a childhood illness controlled by routine...