What causes pneumonia? Pneumonia is caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi, "but usually when people are thinking of pneumonia, they are thinking of the kind caused by bacteria," says Diuguid-Gerber.

Bacterial pneumonia cases are on the rise in young children, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pneumonia, a common lung infection, can be caused by multiple sources ...

As childhood pneumonia outbreaks begin to crop up in regions around the U.S., an infectious diseases experts weighs in on possible causes and risks and presents key facts.

How seasonal is walking pneumonia in general? Usually it’s more common during the fall and winter months, but even in August we started seeing somewhat increased cases, and that’s continued.

Walking pneumonia, a less severe form of pneumonia, is primarily caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae. The bacteria can damage the lining of the respiratory tract, including the throat, windpipe and lungs.

Infections with the illness known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" have been spreading at unusually high levels in young kids, emergency room data suggests, a year after a surge of ...

Pneumonia cases among tots ages 4 and under were also on the rise, jumping from 124 to 145 per 100,000. This is the biggest pneumonia outbreak the Utrecht-based research institute has recorded in ...

Young children are increasingly being infected with bacteria that can lead to the illness known as walking pneumonia. A hallmark symptom is a cough that starts out dry, but eventually produces ...

If you or your kid has a cough that's been lingering, it could be a case of walking pneumonia. Cases are rising across the U.S. The good news — it's usually mild and easily treated. Here's how.