Walking pneumonia is on the rise this season, according to multiple reports. Children are primarily getting infected with the ilness, which is caused by mycoplasma pneumonia. So, parents want to ...

Infections from Mycoplasma pneumoniae, the bacteria that can cause walking pneumonia, are common, with about 2 million cases in the United States every year; they typically affect youths age 5 to 17.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of an unusual increase in bacterial infections caused by Mycoplasma ...

Over the past six months, emergency rooms have discharged an increasing number of patients with a Mycoplasma pneumoniae diagnosis, which is typically associated with "walking pneumonia," or acute ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases of mycoplasma pneumonia are surging across the U.S., especially among young kids. Preeti Sharma is a pediatric pulmonologist who has seen ...

He covers federal public health agencies. 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 ...

DENTON COUNTY, Texas — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a warning about an unusual increase in cases of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae. Cases of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae have surged ...

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 ...

Cases of mycoplasma pneumonia, also known as walking pneumonia, are rising across the country. Dr. Geovanny Perez is the medical director of the lung center at Oishei Children's Hospital.

Walking pneumonia is a nonmedical term for a milder form of pneumonia caused by bacterium called Mycoplasma pneumoniae. These bacteria can damage the lining of the respiratory tract, including the ...