Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.

In any case, it’s worth getting acquainted with the latest respiratory offender making waves so you can steer clear of its wrath. Below, experts share the typical signs of walking pneumonia and how it ...

Respiratory diseases are spreading as it is chilly in the morning and evening. In the meantime, cough and fever, which are easy to pass with simple cold or flu symptoms, can be a sign of 'pneumonia', ...

I have ordered more chest X-rays in the last few weeks than ever before. Pertussis and pneumonia are definitely prevalent in Western Massachusetts. I can assure you the news accounts are accurate.

Following the deaths of former Vice President Dick Cheney and actress Diane Keaton, both from complications related to ...

The Centers for Disease Control has issued an alert due to an upswing – most noticeably in pediatric cases – of mycoplasma pneumoniae, the cause of what’s commonly known as “walking pneumonia.” ...

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 ...