The rainy season poses health risks for infants and young children due to higher humidity, rapid growth of bacteria and ...

“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.“ ...

Among them, single viral etiology was confirmed for 63.4% patients, atypical bacteria confirmed for 7.9%, and other mixed or single bacteria were confirmed for 12.8%.

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing pneumonia, viral upper respiratory infections and an increase in cases of herpangina, which causes a high fever and sores in the mouth and throat ...

“Pneumonia is caused by a bacterial, viral or fungal infection,” says Dr. MeiLan Han, spokesperson for the American Lung Association. “It can cause damage to the thin lining of our lungs.

With the school year starting, parents are working to protect their children from viral infections through vaccination.

Bacterial and viral infections are not treated in the same way; bacteria can be killed with antibiotics while viruses are not. Milder forms of pneumonia can be simply treated at home with rest and ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Pneumonia remains a serious respiratory disease, especially for children under three years of age, where viral infections account for 90% of cases. While bacteria and ...

Avoid 3 Common Viral Infections This Season How to spot and treat sinusitis, norovirus, and bronchitis—and how to tell when it's time to see the doctor By Catherine Roberts October 20, 2016 ...

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 ...

Monsoon brings welcome relief but also triggers respiratory health issues like cold, flu, asthma and pneumonia, due to high ...

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 ...