Pneumonia is a common lung infection that can make breathing difficult and, in some cases, become life-threatening. It happens when the air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid or pus. Each year, about ...

In any case, it’s worth getting acquainted with the latest respiratory offender making waves so you can steer clear of its wrath. Below, experts share the typical signs of walking pneumonia and how it ...

Dear D.K.: Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs, sometimes called a "lower respiratory tract" infection to distinguish it ...

A type of pneumonia infection that’s increasing in the U.S. prompted a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a type of bacteria ...

Walking pneumonia is what it sounds like, a form of pneumonia so seemingly mild that people with the bacterial illness are often up and about—and inadvertently spreading germs. As the disease ...

I have ordered more chest X-rays in the last few weeks than ever before. Pertussis and pneumonia are definitely prevalent in Western Massachusetts. I can assure you the news accounts are accurate.

The Centers for Disease Control has issued an alert due to an upswing – most noticeably in pediatric cases – of mycoplasma pneumoniae, the cause of what’s commonly known as “walking pneumonia.” ...