[and] see if you've had any contacts that may have had this type of pneumonia. They'll do a physical exam to listen to your lungs, listen for what we call rales and rhonchi fluid in the lungs.

People with bacterial pneumonia can have wheezing, rales, rhonchi, and pleural rub. People with viral pneumonia may only have a dry cough. Congestion in your lungs is usually due to mucus or swelling.

An expert tells PEOPLE how to manage the “highly infectious” form of pneumonia, including antibiotics and a home remedy for coughing Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

The CDC says bacterial pneumonia cases have increased in the last six months. Bacterial pneumonia cases are on the rise in young children, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

The elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia than younger populations. The prevalence of both disability and comorbid diseases increase with age and are associated with increased risk of pneumonia.

Pneumonia is a type of lung infection. It can infect one or both of the lungs. It happens when air sacs in the lungs fill up with bacteria or pus. Different types of bacteria can cause pneumonia.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases of mycoplasma pneumonia are surging across the U.S., especially among young kids. Preeti Sharma is a pediatric pulmonologist who has seen ...

Cases of so-called "walking pneumonia" are spiking across the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has alerted. The highly contagious infection has primarily affected young ...

Infections with the illness known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" have been spreading at unusually high levels in young kids, emergency room data suggests, a year after a surge of ...

Cases of walking pneumonia are on the rise in northeastern Wisconsin. On Oct. 18, the state Department of Health Services issued a health alert noting the rise in pneumonia cases in young children.

Pneumonia is the most frequent cause of nonobstetric infection in the pregnant patient. Although infrequently seen in this setting, pneumonia constitutes a serious complication of pregnancy, and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Intensive care units at Cleveland-area hospitals have been at near capacity for weeks, and part of the reason may be a surge in pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses.