: 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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One in 100 babies hospitalized with whooping cough will die from complications of the illness.
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
There were more than 35,000 cases of whooping cough last year in the US, the highest number in more than a decade, and 10 people died — six of them less than 1 year old.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
The big picture: More than 32,000 cases of whooping cough were recorded in the U.S. last year, the highest annual total in a decade.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Keeping up with your booster for whooping cough is especially important, because the protection wanes over time, infectious disease experts say.
—Melissa Dahl, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
There were more than 35,000 cases of whooping cough last year in the US, the highest number in more than a decade, and 10 people died — six of them less than 1 year old.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
The big picture: More than 32,000 cases of whooping cough were recorded in the U.S. last year, the highest annual total in a decade.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Keeping up with your booster for whooping cough is especially important, because the protection wanes over time, infectious disease experts say.
—Melissa Dahl, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for whooping cough
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“Whooping cough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whooping%20cough. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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