Whooping Cough Statistics 2024 Florida. Pertussis (whooping cough) is common in the united states, with frequent outbreaks. Pertussis is known for uncontrollable, violent coughing.

People with pertussis are most contagious up to about 3 weeks after the cough begins, and many children who contract pertussis have coughing spells that last 4 to 8 weeks. That’s more than a 340% increase over the 3,962 cases reported last october.