This spike has raised concerns among health professionals.

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

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

A common infection known as "walking pneumonia" has been on an uptick across the US in recent months, especially among kids and teens. The respiratory illness caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae ...

While the illness is typically less severe than other forms of pneumonia, its symptoms often resemble those of a common cold, ...

RICHMOND, Va. — With Thanksgiving just over two weeks away, concerns over walking pneumonia are on the rise. Health officials say cases of mycoplasma pneumoniae, the bacteria that causes walking ...

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

Dr. Zach Willis with UNC Children's explains the national rise in bacterial pneumonia cases and what parents can do to keep ...

Levels of this milder lung infection—which can lead to “walking pneumonia”—are 10 times greater than last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Though the CDC ...

Cases of walking pneumonia are on the rise in northeastern Wisconsin. On Oct. 18, the state Department of Health Services ...

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