Whooping cough, also known as pertussis or the 100-day cough is described as a highly contagious respiratory illness and the number of cases is on the rise.

There’s a new alert about the highly contagious whooping cough. The U.S. is seeing record numbers of cases. Stephanie Stahl reports on what's causing this spike.

Whooping cough cases in the United States have nearly quintupled in the past year. Montana has not seen a significant spike so far, but health officials are keeping an eye on the situation.

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Whooping cough is getting around, according to the Centers for Disease Control, which says the country is returning to its pre-pandemic pattern of more than 10 thousand cases being reported.

Yellowstone County had six confirmed cases of Whooping Cough. In the United States, about 27,000 patients have been diagnosed in 2024, whereas it was only 4,000 last year.

Doctors encourage expecting mothers to get whooping cough, also known as pertussis, vaccine to help protect babies after birth.

Whooping cough cases in North Carolina have risen sharply in 2024. There have been close to 600 reported cases — 6.4 times more than last year at this time. Nationally, cases are 4.8 times higher, federal data show.

CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the alarming rise in whooping cough cases.

ABC News' Dr. Darien Sutton discusses the signs and symptoms to watch for as whooping cough cases rise across the country.