The temperature is dropping, and rates of a whole host of respiratory illnesses are doing the opposite. Among them is ...

Walking pneumonia is a milder form of pneumonia, usually caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, that can cause ...

There’s been a notable rise in "walking pneumonia" cases in the U.S., and particularly among young children, according to U.S. health officials. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of mild ...

pneumoniae infection is postulated to occur ... other organs that are responsible for extrapulmonary manifestations, such as skin rash. As for removal of these substances, the adaptive immune ...

“Mycoplasma causes a walking pneumonia because it typically is something that doesn’t show up very severely immediately,” said Dr. Glenn Klucka, a pediatrician at UPMC. “People usually ...

Health officials in the United States are sounding alarms as cases of walking pneumonia ... 10% of affected children may also exhibit skin rashes. The CDC has observed a simultaneous uptick ...