Infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 have been rampant among young children, the CDC says.

Walking pneumonia, which is generally a milder lung infection than "just" pneumonia, can cause symptoms including cough, sore throat and low-grade fever. This means it may overlap with symptoms of ...

Cases of walking pneumonia are on the rise in children. Physicians and experts weigh in on what this means.

Cases of walking pneumonia are spiking across the U.S., according to the CDC. Dr. Marc Siegel speaks with Fox News Digital about common sources, symptoms and treatments.

Walking pneumonia, or Mycoplasma pneumonia, infections among children are on the rise in the Des Moines area. The uptick follows trends reported by the Center for Disease Control Prevention in mid ...

Walking pneumonia is what it sounds like, a form of pneumonia so seemingly mild that people with the bacterial illness are often up and about—and inadvertently spreading germs. As the disease ...

Walking pneumonia, a less severe form of pneumonia, is primarily caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae. The bacteria can damage the lining of the respiratory tract, including the throat, windpipe and lungs.

Health officials say cases of mycoplasma pneumoniae, the bacteria that causes walking pneumonia, have been spreading at unusually high levels, especially in young children.

How prevalent is walking pneumonia in Kansas City and nationwide? Children’s Mercy Hospital has observed a surge of walking pneumonia cases during the 2024 respiratory illness season.

Infections of mycoplasma pneumoniae, also known as “walking pneumonia,” are on the rise in the United States, particularly among children, according to recently released data from the Centers ...

Cases of "walking pneumonia" — a milder form of the lung infection pneumonia — have spiked in the United States, particularly among young children. Bacterial infections from Mycoplasma ...

Children who have coughs that go on for weeks may have a type of walking pneumonia that’s been surging in the U.S. this year, and they may need a different antibiotic regimen to treat it ...