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Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of "walking pneumonia" among young children despite overall respiratory illness activity remaining low nationally.
Children who have coughs that go on for weeks may have a type of walking pneumonia that’s been surging in the US this year, and they may need a different antibiotic regimen to treat it ...
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.
Cases of atypical pneumonia (also known as “walking pneumonia") — which is a lung infection caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae — are on the rise in the U.S., with children’s ...
The share of children between ages 2 and 4 discharged from hospitals with walking pneumonia rose from 1% as of March 31 (when mycoplasma season begins) to 7.4% by Oct. 5. Among kids ages 5 to 17 ...
Atypical pneumonia, also known as walking pneumonia, [1] is any type of pneumonia not caused by one of the pathogens most commonly associated with the disease. Its clinical presentation contrasts to that of "typical" pneumonia. A variety of microorganisms can cause it. When it develops independently from another disease, it is called primary ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of walking pneumonia have risen in 2024, especially among children. Walking pneumonia is a mild lung infection caused by bacteria ...
The prevalence of children ages two through four who were admitted to the ER for pneumonia and tested positive for Mycoplasma increased sevenfold from 1% in April 2024 to 7.2% in early October.