“Walking pneumonia is a layman’s term for a type of pneumonia that, in medical terms, we call atypical pneumonia. That just means that they [the patients] don't follow the sort of normal ...

CDC reports alarming increase in whooping cough and walking pneumonia among children Infections with the illness known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" have been spreading at ...

Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of "walking pneumonia" among young children despite overall respiratory illness activity remaining low nationally. Cook ...

Bacterial pneumonia cases are on the rise in young children, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pneumonia, a common lung infection, can be caused by multiple sources ...

If you or your kid has a cough that's been lingering, it could be a case of walking pneumonia. Cases are rising across the U.S. The good news — it's usually mild and easily treated. Here's how.

A pediatric pneumonia outbreak has been reported in Warren Countyin southwestern Ohio. The Warren County Health District has recorded 142 cases of childhood pneumonia since August.

The front-line antibiotics that treat most kinds of pneumonia don’t work for Mycoplasma infections. For those, doctors need to prescribe a different kind of antibiotic, typically azithromycin or ...

Mycoplasma pneumonia is not a reportable disease in the U.S. and the CDC relies on information from emergency room departments daily to track any unusual trend.

Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MDMedically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses (including COVID-19). Fever is a ...

Pneumonia can range from mild to life-threatening. It is most serious for infants and young children, people older than age 65, and people with health problems or weakened immune systems.