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.

Winter is a challenge for your lungs. Cold, dry air combined with pollution can quietly strain your respiratory system, often ...

The Centers for Disease Control released a notice about a rise in a form of "walking pneumonia" called Mycoplasma pneumoniae among children. Infections can happen at any age but occur among kids ages ...

Here are the 7 early warning signs of pneumonia to watch for on World Pneumonia Day 2025 and protect your health before it worsens.

A bacterial infection known as walking pneumonia is on the rise in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned. Cases are particularly high among young children.

Wintertime unfortunately means cold and flu season. And for the estimated 40 million people who get the flu each year, it can sometimes spell trouble for your health. Why? Experts say the flu can turn ...

It started with what seemed like a run-of-the-mill cold. My three-year-old had a cough that wouldn’t go away, a fever that barely counted as one, and he stopped sleeping through the night. As a ...

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of mild respiratory illness, sometimes referred to as "walking pneumonia." Symptom onset is "typically gradual," the CDC says. It can include fever, a cough, ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infection that affects your lungs, nose, throat, and breathing passages. You get it when infected droplets enter your nose, eyes, or mouth. This might happen ...

Todd Snider died Nov. 14, a day after being diagnosed with walking pneumonia. Here's what to know on the condition.