Indian Health Service doctors are reporting a sharp rise this winter in infectious diseases, including pneumonia, RSV and ...

Croup in kids occurs due to a viral infection in the vocal cords and the trachea (windpipe). The infection causes swelling ...

Walking, or atypical, pneumonia, is a mild form of pneumonia that often resembles a cold. You may not have a high fever and ...

Pneumonia is an infectious lung disease. It can affect people of all age groups. Pneumonia in babies can be fatal. The ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

In the Lehigh Valley, cases of the flu and RSV are particularly prevalent compared with many other parts of the state.

Nationally, mycoplasma pneumonia cases were high in 2024, especially among children, the CDC reported ... Mycoplasma pneumonia in particular has a two-week window between exposure and symptoms, so ...

Croup is most often seen in children 3 months to 5 years old. The peak time for croup to occur is 2 years old. What are the symptoms of croup in a child? The symptoms of croup are not always the same.

More children around the U.S. are getting kidney ... small stones may not cause symptoms. While they rarely cause permanent damage if treated by a healthcare professional, they can raise a person ...

HALIFAX - Following a sharp rise in cases of walking pneumonia among Canadian children, rates of the infection seem to be dropping — but doctors are now warning families about flu and ...

Children with mild symptoms, such as a runny nose and a headache, who are otherwise well can continue going to class. But if they have a high temperature and are clearly poorly, they must stay at ...