The respiratory illness typically affects school-age kids, but the CDC reports a rise in cases in children aged 2-4.

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

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

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 ...

The health agency has lowered the age recommendation for the shot from 65 to 50. Some who've already had the shot may need ...

Health officials say cases of mycoplasma pneumoniae, the bacteria that causes walking pneumonia, have been spreading at ...