AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Public Health (APH) is warning about a spike in cases of whooping cough as the holiday season approaches. The local health authority has reported 135 cases of the virus locally ...

A student in the Lamar School District has been diagnosed with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough.

Whooping cough cases are on the rise as the vaccination rate for the highly contagious respiratory illness drops, a new investigation has found. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by a ...