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Nationwide rates of emergency room visits for babies with Mycoplasma pneumoniae are on track to surpass rates for school-age children, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Pneumonia is an infection that causes inflammation of the lung tissue, which can make it harder to breath and in some cases even become life-threatening as it cuts off your air supply. However, for ...

Whether you, your grandma, or your 6-month-old niece get a cold, chances are, you’ll all feel pretty much the same (mildly rotten). But with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, how old you are can ...

Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

Doctors warn that even healthy newborns are developing pneumonia and severe breathing issues as toxic air severely impacts ...

Pneumonia can be life-threatening, but the earliest symptoms often looks like nothing more than the common cold ...

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 ...