Dr Donald Grant says it will be easy for people to mistake the signs for something much less serious and ignore the red flags ...

There is an unprecedented spike in walking pneumonia cases at hospitals and urgent care centers around the DMV.

Doctors say they are seeing a significant uptick in the amount of people, especially children, with the bacterial infection.

People living with HIV may also have to manage other health conditions like cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, ...

Federal and state health officials tell CBS News they are tracking an increase of infections with the illness known as ...

Walking pneumonia cases have been on the rise among younger children over the past six months — something that this Columbia ...

This Columbia mom started to take notice of the illness when her kids came home saying other children at school were getting ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a "highly contagious acute respiratory illness" that starts with mild symptoms, Goldstein said. Infected individuals later develop a severe cough that can ...

A Belgian sheep that has not been sheared for five years cannot have its wool removed in case it catches pneumonia. The ...

Unlike typical pneumonia, which can lead to severe lung inflammation and difficulty breathing, walking pneumonia is often ...

"In recent weeks, clinicians in Massachusetts have reported higher than usual number of pneumonia cases, particularly among children and young adults," Goldstein said. "Syndromic surveillance, using ...

Some ways to protect yourself from pneumonia are: Make sure you’re up to date on your immunizations. Practice good health ...