The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of an unusual increase in bacterial infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. But what exactly is it and why is it concerning?

Here's what you need to know about “walking pneumonia" or Mycoplasma pneumonia in the United States. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of mild respiratory illness that can cause "walking ...

Infections from Mycoplasma pneumoniae, the bacteria that can cause walking pneumonia, are common, with about 2 million cases in the United States every year; they typically affect youths age 5 to 17.

HERSHEY, Pa. — Doctors in central Pennsylvania are seeing a rise in walking or atypical pneumonia cases caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae, especially in young children. "One of the reasons this ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases of mycoplasma pneumonia are surging across the U.S., especially among young kids. Preeti Sharma is a pediatric pulmonologist who has seen ...

Walking pneumonia is on the rise this season, according to multiple reports. Children are primarily getting infected with the ilness, which is caused by mycoplasma pneumonia. So, parents want to ...

The pneumonia is caused by tiny Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria and cases are spiking this year, particularly among preschool-age children, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

Wednesday's recommendation comes as respiratory infections caused by the bacteria mycoplasma pneumoniae are rising across the U.S., especially in children, according to the CDC. That marks a ...

He covers federal public health agencies. Nationwide rates of emergency room visits for babies with Mycoplasma pneumoniae are on track to surpass rates for school-age children, data from the U.S ...

The X-rays showed pneumonia in Kellen's lungs, making him another example of what local medical officials are seeing this fall: an uptick in mycoplasma pneumonia, also called "walking pneumonia ...