Common causes of viral pneumonia in the U.S. include influenza (flu), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), according to the CDC.

Cases of seasonal flu infection, pneumonia flare up in children ...

“We’re seeing mostly upper respiratory infections, as well as some cases of viral pneumonia. We’ve seen a few cases of COVID, but it hasn’t started ramping up yet.“ ...

Streptococcus pneumonia remains the most common bacterial cause, while viral infections such as influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are particularly common during the winter ...

“Although Legionnaires’ disease primarily affects the lungs, it occasionally can cause infections in wounds and in other ...

John C. Hu, MD, PhD, clinical assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is a co-senior ...

Those diagnosed with Legionella pneumonia or viral pneumonia were excluded from the study. Any patient who was diagnosed with a C. diff infection within 30 days of antibiotic treatment was ...

After querying the UK Biobank, the researchers refined it to 22 associations. The top candidate was generalized dementia, which was linked to infections with six different viruses: all influenza, flu ...