Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of mild respiratory illness, sometimes referred to as "walking pneumonia." Symptom onset is "typically gradual," the CDC says. It can include fever, a cough, ...

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.

(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, a county in Ohio is experiencing outbreaks of pneumonia cases in children. These illnesses have been linked to Mycoplasma, a ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth on Monday reported a recent "significant" spike in cases of Mycoplasma pneumonia, a bacteria that can cause what's known as "walking ...

Amid a pneumonia outbreak among kids in Ohio, cases of the lung infection are rising nationally and other parts of the world — but it’s not unusual for this time of year in the U.S. and no reason to ...

According to Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the country is witnessing a surge in mycoplasma pneumonia cases. There is an average of 2.84 patients per medical institution nationwide ...

Cases of flu, pneumonia, and COVID-19 have surged among children in northern China. Chinese authorities say that pathogens such as mycoplasma are to blame. Mycoplasma is a bacteria that can cause a ...