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In the U.S., common causes of viral pneumonia include the flu, RSV and COVID-19, per the CDC. Common causes of bacterial pneumonia include streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae and ...
Mycoplasma pneumonia is a bacteria that can cause mild infections by damaging the lining of the respiratory system, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around two ...
"CDC is looking into recent reports of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections among children in the United States. While these infections are usually mild, pneumonia (lung infection) can occur," the CDC ...
In late 2023, an outbreak of mycoplasma pneumonia occurred in Ohio in the United States, primarily affecting children. [1] Despite it occurring at around the same time, experts say that it is unrelated to the 2023 Chinese pneumonia outbreak. [2] The average age of children affected is eight years old, with some cases being as young as three. [1]
On 13 November, authorities from China's National Health Commission reported an increase in respiratory diseases. The increase in these diseases was attributed to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions earlier in the year, and the circulation of known pathogens including influenza, mycoplasma pneumoniae (a common bacterial infection typically affecting young children), respiratory syncytial ...
When pneumonia is caused by a virus, it’s usually due to the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), the CDC says. “Fungal pneumonias are ...
Scanning electron micrograph of SARS virions. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is the disease caused by SARS-CoV-1. It causes an often severe illness and is marked initially by systemic symptoms of muscle pain, headache, and fever, followed in 2–14 days by the onset of respiratory symptoms, [13] mainly cough, dyspnea, and pneumonia.
The increase has led to a resurgence in cases of flu, adenovirus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, but Ohio health officials have insisted that the outbreak of pneumonia in the state is not ...