Walking pneumonia cases in the United States, especially among children, are on the rise and have been since early spring, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infections ...

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.

That superbug, Klebsiella, is increasingly resistant to antibiotics and can cause pneumonia, wound infections and even meningitis in patients it infects. Professor Trevor Lithgow, the lead on the ...

Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs caused by bacteria, a virus, or a fungus. It causes inflammation and fluid build-up in the air sacs, or alveoli, of the lungs. Bacterial and viral ...

That includes pneumonia cases. According to the CDC, infections caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae have increased, especially in young children. What is walking pneumonia, which is ...

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.

Aug. 6, 2024 — An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most of the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their ...

ARLINGTON, Va. − Infections of the bacteria that cause walking pneumonia, a lesser evil of the more serious illness of pneumonia, are seeing a dramatic jump after a lengthy decline that came ...

In fact, cases of “walking pneumonia” have increased across the country, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In case you’re not familiar with ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of an unusual increase in bacterial infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. But what exactly is it and why is it concerning?

Doctors are seeing a concerning uptick in respiratory infections in young children, including the condition popularly known as walking pneumonia, according to federal health officials. The ...

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