The sound of rain may feel romantic to some, but for parents? It’s a seasonal alarm bell. Not just puddles and power cuts, an annual wave of infections that hit kids the hardest.

Research shows RSV leads to high hospitalization rates in adults, emphasizing the importance of enhanced surveillance and ...

Common RSV symptoms in many people include "a runny nose, cough, sneezing and fever – basically mild cold-like symptoms that are mostly contained to the upper respiratory tract," says Dr. Alison ...

But two months later, he developed a bad cough. It quickly progressed, and on January 28, 2012, Brady died from what the family would later confirm was pertussis, or whooping cough.

The U.S. has tallied 8,077 cases of whooping cough in 2025, compared with 3,847 cases in the same period last year, federal data shows.

The RSV cough frequently worsens at night or when children lie flat, as this position allows mucus to pool differently in the airways.

A report from early February from the Louisiana Department of Health saw that the influenza-like illnesses in the state were "very high," with 7.3% of emergency department visits credited to flu ...

When you get stuffy and come down with a nasty cough, you might assume the culprit is the common cold. Feeling seriously unwell could point you in the direction of the flu, COVID-19, or RSV ...

Heritage Health says whooping cough cases have been on the rise across the nation and as of November 2024, there were 315 cases of Pertussis in just north Idaho, compared to only five in all of 2023.

RSV RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, affects the nose, throat and lungs, usually peaking in December and January. Infants and older adults are most susceptible, Dr. Hawkinson notes.

This winter, public health experts are warning of a "quad-demic," which includes four infectious diseases: influenza, COVID-19, RSV and norovirus.