So, what exactly is walking pneumonia? And how is it being spread and treated in children? Here’s what to know. According to the CDC, walking pneumonia (mycoplasma pneumoniae) is a bacterial ...
A rise in cases of a contagious lung infection across the United States is causing alarm, especially for parents of young children. Walking pneumonia usually sickens school-aged children and teens ...
Doctor Judith Namuyonga, a Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist at the Uganda Heart Institute- UHI says; they are registering an increase in children with cases of heart-related complications that are ...
The elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia than younger populations. The prevalence of both disability and comorbid diseases increase with age and are associated with increased risk of pneumonia.
Crumbaker's 6-year-old son, Jackson, is hospitalized at Boston Children's Hospital with RSV, strep throat, and pneumonia. He's immunocompromised due to gastrointestinal issues. He's also on the ...
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.